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With an assist from the University of Virginia, Local Food Hub is expanding and retooling its “Fresh Farmacy” program to meet evolving community needs for access to fresh, healthy food during the COVID-19 pandemic. Historically, Fresh Farmacy makes locally sourced fruits and vegetables accessible to low-income health clinic patients who want to make lifestyle changes and have diet-related illnesses, such as high blood pressure and diabetes. The University and Aramark/UVA Dining are providing space in Observatory Hill Dining Hall for packing bags of fresh food and staffing for both packing and delivery. Aramark employees trained in safe food handling assemble the food bags weekly, which then are held in refrigerated storage until Facilities Management employees deliver the bags to central distribution points throughout the community. Read more.