If you’re living in Merced County, chances are unhealthy food is going to be a lot easier to find than nutritional food. In some Merced and Los Banos neighborhoods, the … Click to Continue »
Read More »Unattended food on kitchen stove set Merced apartment ablaze, fire officials say
A Merced man is without a home after his apartment kitchen caught fire when he left food unattended early Friday morning near downtown Merced. … Click to Continue »
Read More »What a vandal did that cost Sonora store more than $50,000 in food
An act of vandalism cost the Sonora Walmart store more than $ 50,000 in perishable foods, police report. A Sonora resident, 42-year-old Elizabeth Cutting, is sought in the power line interruption … Click to Continue »
Read More »This downtown Merced eatery got a ‘Best of’ award at last week’s Fresno Food Expo
Merced’s Bella Luna Bistro recently won a taste competition in Fresno and was lauded for using locally-sourced ingredients. A dozen central San Joaquin Valley restaurants competed in the event, which … Click to Continue »
Read More »Free Food Disposal
Mariposa County Solid Waste and Recycling is providing free food waste disposal for the Detwiler Fire.
Read More »Some of Merced’s poorest neighborhoods struggle to get fresh food. This will help
Health officials and advocates in Merced County are heading a program, Farm to Store, that puts locally grown fruits and vegetables in convenience stores around South Merced that otherwise wouldn’t sell fresh produce. mvelez@mercedsun-star.com … Click to Continue »
Read More »Some of Merced’s poorest neighborhoods struggle to get fresh food. This will help
Health officials and advocates in Merced County are heading a program, Farm to Store, that puts locally grown fruits and vegetables in convenience stores around South Merced that otherwise wouldn’t sell fresh produce. mvelez@mercedsun-star.com … Click to Continue »
Read More »Some of Merced’s poorest neighborhoods struggle to get fresh food. This will help
For the first time in years, baskets filled with zucchini, cucumbers, green beans, onions and tomatoes stood by the cashier at El Porvenir convenience store on 13th and P streets … Click to Continue »
Read More »Tahitian dance fest in Merced is a whirl of drums, color and food
Hips will shake, drums will beat and grass skirts will sway this weekend in Merced at an annual celebration that draws crowds from out of the area. The 38th annual … Click to Continue »
Read More »Food and family are at the heart of Merced museum’s Italian exhibit
Food has been an important part of the Italian American household, and it forever connects those immigrants to Merced County, according to the designers of a new museum exhibit in … Click to Continue »
Read More »Livingston’s Sikhs reach out to their neighbors with food and smiles
Education is perhaps the best weapon against hate, but pizza probably doesn’t hurt. A few dozen students gathered at the Sikh Temple Livingston on Thursday, Friday and Saturday to thank … Click to Continue »
Read More »Despite abundant farms, some in Valley struggle to find fresh food
It might come as a surprise that, in a region where agriculture is so prevalent, many people in the San Joaquin Valley cannot afford fresh, quality produce or live too … Click to Continue »
Read More »Save Mart drive raises $10K for Merced County Food Bank
A drive by Save Mart employees over the holidays raised $ 10,000 for the Merced County Food Bank, money that will help feed Merced County residents, officials said. The fund drive … Click to Continue »
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