Michelle Keyo

Since we still have lots of canned pumpkin, here’s another delicious recipe: Creamy Pumpkin Pasta 16 ounces of cooked pasta 1 onion chopped 1 red pepper, chopped 6 cloves of garlic, chopped 1 cup pumpkin 2 cups . . . read more »

The aroma in the pantry today was irresistible!  A crock pot of Spicy Pumpkin Soup was offered as a taste treat to shoppers and volunteers alike. Spicy Pumpkin Soup 12 corn tortillas 3-4 Tbsp oil 1 onion, . . . read more »

Warmer but windier . . . every day has its challenges and blessings. Oats, black beans, carrots and onions are available in abundance at the pantry.  Here’s a black bean burger seasoned with chili powder. 1 15 . . . read more »

Bitter cold has settled in but at least it is not snowing or worse, coating everything with a layer or two of ice! Richard tells me the pantry has a great supply of canned pumpkin from Good . . . read more »

Recent weather patterns have not been conducive to accessing food at the pantry for some people. As you can imagine, predicting attendance is near impossible. For some perishable foods, our 3 refrigerators (2 commercial) extend storage time . . . read more »

Wintry weather kept many people home today: both the TurnStyle and the Pantry saw comparatively little activity today. 2020 (2019) Households 138 214 Adults 185 317 Senior 69 95 Children 147 124 Individuals 401 536 New 0 . . . read more »

After a “hugely, busy” day yesterday, here is the latest comparison: 2020 (2019) Households 255 216 Adults 369 306 Senior 117 90 Children 191 216 Individuals 667 482 New 15 4 Patty, the pantry greeter/data entry person . . . read more »

Rick Traub has provided us with the yearly statistics for pantry use including total numbers, count by town, increases and/or decreases, etc. This report is not a quick read but provides an incredible amount of information including . . . read more »

2020 (2019) Households 83 (244) Adults 110 (346) Senior 44 (107) Children 116 (168) Individuals 270 (621) New 6 (6) With wet, slippery snow accumulating by the hour and in consideration of safety for users and volunteers . . . read more »

Greetings! This week’s numbers comparison reflect a drop in usage for every category except seniors which begs the question, how well are we serving the dietary needs of our pantry users? Food pantries in general (with enormous . . . read more »