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Grocery giant helps fight the war on hunger Bashas Family of Stores continues with their yearly donation of fresh apples YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) - Its a battle that seems to have no end, but a battle worth fighting. Communities across the country struggle to keep panties and food bank shelves stocked. So, when businesses like Bashas Family of Stores continue to fight, communities benefit. Each year Bashas along with their fruit vendor First Fruit out of Washington state donated thousands of ...

To activate the text-to-speech service, please first agree to the privacy policy below. Disinfection workers at the Huannan Market in Taipeis Huannan Market on Friday. CNA photo July 2, 2021 Taipei, July 2 (CNA) The Huannan Market in Taipeis Wanhua District is undergoing a large-scale disinfection of its premises after 41 vendors there tested positive for COVID-19, the citys Market Administration Office said on Friday. The market will cease operations until July 5, while those confirmed as havi...

Get email notification for articles from Vered Guttman Follow On the eve of Shavuot this Sunday, Zizet and Shmuel Messalem will eat pkayla, a Tunisian stew of spinach, white beans and meat that’s cooked for hours until almost black. The stew is served ceremonially over couscous. It’s a delicacy they’ve served on Shavuot and special occasions for over 70 years, even before they moved from their native Tunisia to Israel in 1949. But they’ll be eating this festive dish all alone. None of...

bikkurim – or the first fruits of the “seven species” grown in Eretz Yisrael (wheat, barley, grapes, figs, pomegranates, olives, and dates) – were brought to the Beit HaMikdash in Jerusalem and offered as a sacrificial gift to Hashem on Shavuot. Jewish National Fund label sheet depicting the Seven Species. The farmers bringing the bikkurim to the Temple were obligated to recite a formulaic “avowal” summarizing Jewish history from the time of Abraham through the ...

2021/04/10 17:08 2021 Taipei Traditional Market Festival opens at Taipei Expo Park on April 10.  2021 Taipei Traditional Market Festival opens at Taipei Expo Park on April 10.  (CNA photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The 2021 Taipei Traditional Market Festival opened on Saturday (April 10) at the Yuanshan Plaza of Taipei Expo Park, featuring nearly 60 vendors from public markets across the city. The annual event, which will ru...

Wilmington is one of the most visited cities in New Hanover County. Its also ranked as one of the top four most common cities for the occurrence of human trafficking in North Carolina, according to Just Ask Prevention. First Fruit Ministries in Wilmington started a safe house, called "5.11 House," that provides safe, stable housing and case management, housing navigation, peer support, recovery services, behavioral health services, primary medical care, and financial assistance to victims of ...

Feb 08, 2021, 11:49 IST Pulivendula, Anantapur Farmers To Export Bananas Through Indias First Fruit Train The first of its kind fruit train in the country was flagged off from Tadipatri Railway Station in Anantapur district in Andhra Pradesh on Thursday afternoon.   A train from the Guntakal Division was loaded with bananas, for export to Middle East countries, in a Refrigerated (Reefer) Container train from Tadipatri. Loading of 25 rakes is planned in next 3 months from this area and e...

For over thirty years, First Fruit Ministries has been helping the homeless and other marginalized groups in the Wilmington community. Now, they are starting a project to help victims of human trafficking.

The 1st of February heralds the first day of Spring and is also the feast day of St. Brigid/Bridget. Brigid shares her feast day with an older pagan festival called Imbolc which celebrated the springing back of the earth from winter, with new life. St. Brigid in keeping with her Celtic tradition was attuned to the seasons and cycles of nature. She valued the elements of nature: earth, air, fire, and water. There are many legends told about Brigid with the most well-known being about the mira...

Organizations work to count homeless population amid COVID-19 Organizations work to count homeless population amid COVID-19 By Kassie Simmons | January 27, 2021 at 4:58 PM EST - Updated January 27 at 5:42 PM WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - First Fruit Ministries and the Cape Fear Council of Governments count the homeless population and work out what specific needs they may have to help change their circumstances. “Our goal is always just creating relationships with people, giving them a connec...