ORLANDO, Fla. — Residents in and around Port Orange and Ocala will have a chance to pick up food items at no cost Saturday morning.
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Nonprofit Farm Share will be in those Central Florida cities to distribute free, fresh produce and non-perishable canned goods.
In Volusia County, Farm Share will hold a giveaway in partnership Catholic Church of the Epiphany in Port Orange.
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The Dec. 7 event is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
The church is located at:
- 200 Lafayette Street, Port Orange, Florida 32127
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In Marion County, Farm Share will hold a similar event in Ocala on Saturday.
The food distribution runs from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at:
- 514 SW 27th Avenue, Ocala, Florida 34471
Both distributions will be drive-thru style. Attendees should arrive in a vehicle with a trunk or cargo bed.
The events are on a first-come, first-served basis, and will last until supplies run out.
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Farm Share said it helps to fight hunger “by working hand-in-hand with local farmers to recover and redistribute produce that would otherwise be thrown away due to aesthetic imperfections.”
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