Nourish Together

05/31/2026

We are so excited to be receiving volunteer support from Good 4 MHK. This is a brand new group that is choosing to channel their volunteer efforts for their first year to the various programs of Nourish Together: Blessing Boxes for Manhattan & Riley County, Flint Hills Food Recovery, Kitchen Restore, Power of Produce, Ambassadors of the Market!

You can follow their group updates on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/good4mhk/
They say "We’re a collective of like-minded Manhattanites doing good in our community via service projects, volunteerism and awareness. That’s it. Join us! 🌼"

👉They'll be having a meeting next Wednesday, June 3rd at 7pm at Auntie Mae's Parlor Patio if you would like to join them!

05/30/2026

POP is up and running! The hunt is on for fresh produce and fun at the farmers market !!!! We’re here until 11, come and see us!

05/29/2026

Report Launch: Food System Resilience as a Strategic Imperative

On Wednesday, June 10, 2026, join authors Tom Ellison, Noah Fritzhand, Alexandra Naegele, and Monica Caparas for a lively discussion on the report's findings and what it can mean for policy going forward.

05/28/2026

Summer Meal menu week of June 1-June 5
Breakfast 7:45-8:30am, lunch 11-12:30pm
Free for ages 1-18 at Bluemont Elementary, Frank Bergman Elementary (no meals June 3-5) Northview Elementary, Ogden Elementary (enter through Door #6), Theodore Roosevelt Elementary and the HIgh School. Adults prices are $3.00 breakfast and $5.75 lunch.
Breakfast is an assortment of entree with fruit, juice and milk
Monday June 1: Pizza, Broccoli, Fruit and Milk
Tuesday June 2: Chicken Nuggets, Mashed Potatoes, Fruit and Milk
Wednesday June 3: Walking Taco, Refried Beans, Fruit and Milk
Thursday June 4: Brunch for lunch with Sausage, Homemade Breakfast Square, Country Fried Potatoes, Fruit and Milk
Friday June 5th: Hot Dog, Baked Beans, Fresh Veggies, Fruit and Milk

05/28/2026

We're kicking off the ☀️Summer 2026 ☀️Power of Produce Club this Saturday, May 30th 9 AM at the Downtown Farmers Market of Manhattan. 🫛🥕🍓🌶️🫜🥬

Pre - register your child here: https://forms.gle/imDeVcxYxPTmbcD29
or at the booth to join us for a market scavenger hunt, tokens, and FUN with your friends.🏃‍♂️‍➡️🐝🐞🏃‍♀️

Children ages 4-12 years old register to receive $4 in tokens to purchase their own fruits and vegetables from market venders. Learn about produce, health, plants, cooking, farming, and eating!

05/26/2026

Memorial Day is a day to remember and honor those we have lost. You can honor your loved one after a death by sharing some of their gently-used kitchenwares with us. Kitchen Restore is a community donation initiative of the Food and Farm Council which recycles new and gently-used kitchenwares into "kitchen starter kits" for local community members in need. Donated items may be taken to the Riley County Extension Office, Courthouse Annex 2nd floor, M-Th, 8-5, F 8-12. See our website at https://www.nourishtogether.org/programs/kitchen-restore for a list of items we can accept and more information. Please like and share this post to help us spread the word. Thanks!

05/21/2026

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Food waste is out of control.

05/20/2026

🌟 Blessing Box Host of the Week 🌟
Thank you to our partners at ATA Bus / Westloop Businesses for supporting our community! 💙
This box can be found at ATA Bus – Westloop Businesses, 2700 Anderson College Avenue

This box is one of the most heavily used boxes in Riley County and can always use restocking!

05/19/2026

Wrap up your spring cleaning this weekend before the unofficial start of summer on Memorial Day! As you sort in your kitchen, consider donating these high-priority items to Kitchen Restore:
*Small cookie sheets
*Dry measuring cups
*Pitchers
*9x9-inch baking pans
*9x13-inch baking pans
*Whisks
*Tongs
*Stemmed food thermometers
Gently-used kitchen items may be taken to the Riley County Extension Office, 110 Courthouse Plaza, 2nd floor, M-Th 8-5, F 8-12. Kitchen Restore is a community donation project of the Food and Farm Council of Riley County and the City of Manhattan. See the list of items we can accept at
https://www.nourishtogether.org/programs/kitchen-restore