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Free Summer Meal Sites Available for Children 18 and Younger
Free summer meals are now available and any child who is 18 or younger can get a nutritious meal at more than 70 sites in Santa Clara and San Mateo counties – no registration is required.
Basic Knife Skills Training
Developing good knife skills can save you time and keep you safe when preparing food. This video goes over how to securely hold a knife as well as basic techniques of chopping, dicing, mincing and julienning a variety of produce – including butternut squash! Whether you’re brushing up on basics or learning from scratch, this knife skills video will have you chopping like a pro.
Second Harvest of Silicon Valley Appoints Six Board Members for the 2022/2023 Fiscal Year
“Having access to a broad range of personal and professional experiences allows our board to make organizational decisions through a more diverse lens in order to deliver on our mission of ensuring everyone has access to nutritious food."
Stress Eating and Our Relationship With Food
Chronic stress causes our bodies to release a hormone called cortisol, which increases our appetite. With stress eating, people often select foods that are high in sugar, salt and fat.
One Emergency Can Change a Family Forever – Meet Grace and Joseph
"One emergency can change a family forever. Days after Grace* gave birth to her third and youngest child, complications from labor caused an unexpected series of heart attacks in [...]
Building Community and Friendships Around Food
At Bella Terra Apartments, residents get together to enjoy fun conversations around food, participate in events organized by management and often cook for each other.
Eat Safe Food after a Power Outage
Refrigerated or frozen foods may not be safe to eat after the loss of power. Find out what you can do to keep food safe during a power outage, and [...]
Food Safety Training
Our 35-minute online Food Safety Training is available here for all partner agencies and grocery programs, along with their staff and volunteers who handle food. Once completed, this will fulfill [...]
Poultry Safety
How to handle and cook poultry safely: Use these best practices in your home when handling, defrosting, cooking and storing poultry. Download flyer (English | Español | Tiếng Việt [...]
Reducing Food Waste
Mindful tips to reduce food waste and make the most out of your groceries: Rotate your foods in the fridge and pantry; Meal prep for the week; and more. [...]
Breast Feeding Your Baby
Breastfeeding is a great way to connect and nourish your growing baby. Learn about the importance of breastfeeding, the recommended vitamins and minerals your body needs, and some simple snack [...]
Second Harvest of Silicon Valley Asks Community to Give Funds as Donations Fall, Expenses Rise and Need in the Community Elevates to Near Pandemic Levels
Second Harvest of Silicon Valley is issuing an urgent call for monetary donations as demand for its services continue to rise to near-peak pandemic levels. Financial donations have dropped 37% compared to two years ago when the number of people the food bank served was similar.