UW, AEOA team up on food distribution
(World News USA)

IRON RANGE — Food insecurity is on the rise as the effects of the COVID pandemic have stretched into a fifth month. Area food shelves and agencies have doubled down on providing to those in need. On Thursday, a new partnership between several agencies was announced that will distribute boxes of free, frozen food across the Iron Range as part of the national Farmers to Families program. The Farmers to Families program is an initiative through the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) with regional partners in the United Way of Northeastern Minnesota and the Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency (AEOA). “Through the program, farmers sell food previously destined for restaurants and...