Feeding New York Executive Director Dan Egan said, “Feeding New York State applauds Governor Cuomo's leadership in creating the Nourish New York Program. With these funds, our ten food banks will be able to significantly expand our partnerships with New York farmers and dairy producers, providing top quality food to our neighbors statewide. Communities suffering from the economic effects of this pandemic will get healthy food, and our productive farmers will have a market, through the Nourish New York program. Thanks to Governor Cuomo, we are FEEDING NEW YORK STATE.”
New York Farm Bureau President David Fisher said, “New York’s farmers are dedicated to growing and producing food for all New Yorkers. New York Farm Bureau has made it a decades long priority to get food to those in need, and we are grateful to Governor Cuomo and Commissioner Ball for launching the Nourish NY program when it is needed most. The commitment to moving more product from our farms to the food banks will provide nutritious meals across this state while also supporting farmers who are facing serious market loss in light of the pandemic.”
New York Apple Sales President and CEO Kaari Stannard said, “We applaud Governor Cuomo’s efforts to support our family farms and our workers and look forward to Nourish NY helping people put food on the table. We’re all in this together.”
Eden Valley Growers Operations Manager David Walczak said, “The announcement made on Monday regarding Nourish NY is very encouraging with the fact that our local vegetable season is beginning to ramp up! Eden Valley Growers, Inc. promotes and markets for 35 plus growers from the Western New York area. The same area has been hit hard with the Coronavirus, second only to NYC metro area. The community also has an alarming high rate of diet-related diseases, particularly in the urban areas. Providing the food banks with dollars to support the growers and, in turn, the people in need is an awesome move by New York State.”
Dairy Farmers of America Northeast Area Senior Director of Marketing, Council Affairs and Industry Relations, Jennifer Huson, said, “We are honored to partner with the State of New York to provide nutritious milk and dairy products to the people who need it most right now. Even though they are facing hardship in these uncertain times, our farm families remain dedicated in their commitment to supporting the communities in which we live and work.”
Chobani President Peter McGuinness said, “It’s about community, especially in these tough times. We’re excited to partner with Nourish New York to do our part to help dairy farmers with their milk supply and fellow New Yorkers who are struggling to keep food on their tables.”
HP Hood LLC spokesperson Lynne Bohan said, “We are pleased to be a part of Governor Cuomo’s Nourish New York initiative, and to be providing more opportunities for consumers to have access to nutritious dairy products using milk sourced from New York’s dairy farmers.”
Upstate Niagara Cooperative, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Larry Webster said, “We appreciate the opportunity to participate in the Nourish New York initiative to help feed our communities and ensure that the milk produced by our farmer-owners ends up being converted into delicious and nourishing dairy products. We are ready to supply milk, yogurt, and string cheese to food banks and other organizations that have the means to distribute these quickly to those in need.”
Cabot Creamery Senior Vice President of Marketing Roberta MacDonald said, “It is an honor for the farm families who own Cabot to be part of the hunger solution in New York.”
The Nourish New York Initiative is being led by:
- Kelly Cummings, Director of State Operations and Infrastructure
- Richard Ball, Commissioner of Agriculture
- Rossana Rosado, Secretary of State
- Karim Camara, Executive Director of the Office of Faith-Based Community Development Services
- Fran Barrett, Director of Non-Profits
- Mike Hein, Commissioner of the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, New York food banks have seen a dramatic increase in demand, in some regions up to 200 percent, as many New Yorkers struggle to put food on the table. At the same time, New York’s farmers and producers have been faced with their own unprecedented extreme financial difficulties. Many have lost up to 50 percent of their markets through the closure of schools and restaurants, leaving them without a place to sell their perishable products.
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