约翰迪尔基金会推出1850万美元「从农场到餐桌」计划 三年助食物银行与农户对接抗饿
莫林——约翰迪尔基金会（John Deere Foundation）宣布推出总额1850万美元的多年期「从农场到餐桌」（Farm-to-Plate）计划，支持Feeding America合作食物银行，并把农场出产的食物更直接地送到有需要的社区。基金会总部随约翰迪尔公司位于伊利诺伊州莫林一带，该计划于10月13日经PR Newswire对外发布。
计划主体为三年向Feeding America投入1700万美元：其中在爱荷华州新建「Farm to Food Bank」项目，帮助当地三家食物银行把合作农户扩大到100多家；同时支持Feeding America覆盖全美的250多家食物银行网络的食物采购与分发能力，并动员员工参与打包餐食——2026年至2029年间预计约2.2万名员工打包180万份餐食。超过1300万美元的投入将用于爱荷华州的粮食安全工作。
另有150万美元三年期投入The Farmlink Project，用于回收农场剩余农产品并转送食物不安全社区，预计回收640万磅新鲜农产品、送达530万份餐食，惠及27.3万多人，支持30至60家农场。约翰迪尔基金会成立于1948年，长期支持缓解饥饿、教育与社区发展，累计慈善投入超过4亿美元。
John Deere Foundation Launches $18.5 Million Farm-to-Plate Strategy Linking Farmers and Food Banks Over Three Years
MOLINE — The John Deere Foundation has announced an $18.5 million multi-year Farm-to-Plate strategy to support Feeding America partner food banks and move food from farms to communities across the United States. The foundation, tied to Deere & Company in the Moline, Illinois area, released the plan on October 13 via PR Newswire.
The centerpiece is a $17 million, three-year commitment to Feeding America, including a new Farm to Food Bank initiative in Iowa that will help three food banks grow participation to more than 100 local farmers, national sourcing and distribution support across Feeding America's network of 250-plus food banks, and employee meal-packing events projected to involve about 22,000 employees packing 1.8 million meals from 2026 to 2029. More than $13 million of the total will support food security work in Iowa.
A separate $1.5 million, three-year investment in The Farmlink Project is projected to rescue 6.4 million pounds of fresh produce, deliver 5.3 million meals, reach more than 273,000 people and support 30 to 60 farming operations. Founded in 1948, the John Deere Foundation has contributed more than $400 million over its history, with a focus on hunger relief, education and community development.
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图片来源：农户检查收获的青苹果（约翰迪尔基金会官方发布图，via PR Newswire）
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