Passion For Produce and Other Nutrition Programs

Our first graduating class of Passion For Produce volunteer nutrition educators: they are working hard to improve the health of their communities through nutrition education!

Passion For Produce is a growing program in which Second Harvest is training volunteer bilingual nutrition educators, many of whom are also low-income clients, to teach nutrition classes and oversee a fresh produce distribution site. Some of our current sites are:

Alianza School
Calabasas School
Church of the Nazarene
Corralitos Creek
Davenport Resource Center
Dominican Hospital Project
Freedom Parent Nutrition Program
Inner Light Ministries
Jardines del Valle
Oratorio Don Bosco
Parkhurst Terrace
Pleasant Acres
San Andreas Housing Complex
Seacliff Highlands
Starlight Parent Nutrition Program
Villas del Paraíso
Vista Verde Townhouses

Contact Teresa Moran for more information at (831) 722-7110 x 209.

* Nutrition Education and Materials
Second Harvest Food Bank has been providing nutrition education to low-income individuals and families for several years. Agencies serving low-income families and individuals in our service area can request nutrition education presentations and materials by contacting Joel Campos, Food Stamp Outreach Manager, (831) 722-7110 ext 222.

* Diabetes Referrals In partnership with the Diabetes Center in Watsonville, Second Harvest’s Community Food Hotline is providing referrals to various types of information and services for those with, or wishing to test for, diabetes.

For information and referrals on diabetes
call the Community Food Hotline, (831) 662-0991,  8 a.m.-4 p.m., Monday through Friday
except holidays).

* Request a Nutrition Presentation Second Harvest does nutrition presentations in English and Spanish including information on encouraging healthy cooking and eating, the new USDA food pyramid and the obesity health crisis. To arrange a Nutrition Presentation contact Brooke Johnson at (831) 722-7110 ext 220.