Cardboard boxes are now ‘like gold’ to food banks struggling to keep up with demand
The cost of cardboard is the latest struggle London’s food bank is adding to its list of problems, with ever-increasing demand putting pressure on the supply of boxes used to store and distribute food.
It’s yet another example of the increasingly tight situation food banks across the country are finding themselves in as inflation and other factors drive up the cost of food, rent, and even cardboard, said London Food Bank co-director Glen Pearson.
“The usage of these boxes and the need for the boxes has doubled,” Pearson said of the past two years. “It just shows you how the
Calvert County Farmers Markets Return with Local Food, Products – Southern Maryland News Net
Buying local is easy with an abundance of fresh food from Calvert County’s farmers, agri-businesses and watermen. Patrons can find local produce, meat, bedding plants (vegetables and herbs) and a bounty of other offerings.
The Calvert County Farmers Market Association is seeking vendors for its Prince Frederick, Dunkirk and Lusby markets.
These are “producers only” markets; all vegetables, fruits, herbs, tree nuts, meats, flowers, plants and other products sold at the market must be grown or produced by a local farmer or vendor. Applications can be submitted throughout the farmers market season.
For those interested in being a vendor at