Cooper Means News Today

A press release announced the merger on Wednesday night, citing “an effort to build a more resilient, robust, and thriving local food system, and to increase efficiencies while maximizing impact.”

Thousands of pounds of locally-grown food are on the menu for The Farm Collaborative’s annual “Farm-to-Fridge” community meal giveaway Wednesday afternoon — enough to feed hundreds of families just in time for Thanksgiving.

Hundred-year-old apple, apricot and even plum trees are scattered — and often abandoned — across the valley. That’s proving fruitful for some local food producers.