Venison from Field to Table:Getting the Most Out of Your Deer
Food Bank of Central New York Partnering with Venison Donation Coalition.
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Food Bank of Central New York
Partnering with Venison Donation Coalition
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Mission Statement
• Food Bank of Central New York is a not-for-profit organization working to eliminate hunger through nutritious food distribution, education and advocacy in cooperation with the community.
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Feeding America
• Feeding America is a network of 210 Food Banks (think food supply chain distributors) across the nation.
• Feeding America is our umbrella organization under which we operate within strict guidelines and distribution protocol
• Food Bank of Central New York supplies our 11 counties through pantries, soup kitchens, shelters, and additional programs.
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Food Bank inventory in-streams
• Donations: Food, Funds, and gifts-in-kind• V.A.P.: funds that may be accessed to help
w/costs of donated harvest• Wholesale purchase: donations would never
meet the entire need, however are critical in maintaining the level of service we provide within budgetary constraints
• USDA: commodities distribution per availability
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Supply Challenges
• Availability: seasons, broker/distributor, nutritional content, grant/fund status
• Market form: bulk, totes, cases, bags, pack size
• Transportation: timing, availability, cost• Value: dollar value, dietary value
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Importance of Protein
• Meat, Fish, Poultry, Eggs, Beans, Dairy• Essential component of a healthy diet• Challenges are much the same for recipients
and for Food Bank of Central New York – Cost, perishability, access
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Venison Donation Coalition
• Provides nutritious ground venison to New York State’s Food Banks since 1999
• Averaging 38 tons per year connecting to families in need
• Hunters can choose to leave their properly field dressed deer at a participating processor for donation
• The appropriate food bank will pick up the ground, frozen venison and pay the processing fee.
• www.venisondonation.org• 1-866-862-DEER (3337), [email protected]
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Healthy and Versatile
• Venison is a lean, excellent source of animal protein
• Most ethnicities, skill levels, and kitchen settings can cope with using ground meats
• Since this is distributed frozen, we do not have to address the perishability factor.
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CORTLAND COUNTY
• Mountainside Outdoor Supply (Formerly Daves’s Archery)– Homer, NY 13077– (607) 749-5714– mountainsideoutdoor. com
• Doug’s Custom Meats– Homer, NY 13077– (607) 749-2978
• Izzy’s Custom Meats– Homer,NY 13077– (607) 745-2992
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Questions and Comments
• Thank you for listening!