Food banks are hurting as a federal economic stimulus program that helped provide surplus food is coming to an end.

The Tennessean reports food banks rely on surplus from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Emergency Food Assistance program to supplement donations from the public. In 2009 and 2010, funding for that program doubled in Tennessee as part of President Obama’s economic stimulus package.

2. Farm To Fork Series Kicks Off at Bleu - Tuesday, June 05, 2012

Bleu Restaurant and Lounge hosted a prix-fixe brunch to open the season for the Farm To Fork summer series produced by Memphis Farmers Market on Sunday, June 3. The Farmers Market will partner with a different restaurant in the city each month as part of a campaign to encourage Memphians to eat and buy local.

3. Price Increase Coming to Wine, Other Liquors - Monday, March 26, 2012

Gazing into my crystal ball, I see that prices for a liquid near and dear to your heart are going to increase in 2012.

Oh, sure, gasoline, but what I’m speaking of is wine. In retails stores and in restaurants, your favorite brand will probably cost more, even to the glass of wine you order at a bar or with a meal.

4. Field Day Offers Glimpse At Biorefinery - Wednesday, October 05, 2011

Field days in agriculture are usually a chance for farm and crop experts as well as agriculture novices to get into the fields and see crops being grown and harvested and talk about techniques and experimental crops.

5. Smaller Corn Surplus Could Push Food Prices Higher - Tuesday, September 13, 2011

NEW YORK (AP) – Food prices could rise next year because an unseasonably hot summer likely damaged much of this year's corn crop.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimated Monday that a surplus of 672 million bushels of corn will be left over at the end of next summer. The estimated surplus is down from last month's forecast and well below levels that are considered healthy.

6. High Unemployment Claims, Food Prices Slow Economy - Friday, June 10, 2011

WASHINGTON (AP) – Jobs are scarce and food prices are likely to stay high through next year, according to new data that reinforced evidence of a U.S. economy stuck in a weak patch.

There was some good news in the spate of reports released Thursday. The U.S. trade deficit narrowed in April after American companies sold more goods overseas and imports fell.

7. Experts: Farmers Not to Blame for High Food Prices - Tuesday, April 05, 2011

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Farmers and ethanol producers have braced for what they expect could be widespread criticism as corn prices are rising rapidly and other food costs are following.

8. The West Clinic Ramps Up Clinical Trials - Monday, November 22, 2010

The West Clinic will be doing more early-stage clinical trials so its doctors can prescribe and test cancer drugs straight from the discovery lab.

The Memphis oncology practice is expanding its capabilities for Phase I trials, which will make potential new treatments available years before they come on the market.

9. Events - Friday, November 06, 2009

Dr. Adrian Blotner will present a seminar titled “Achieving Healthy Balance: Caring for Yourself & Those You Love” today at 7:30 a.m. at 6401 Poplar Ave., Suite 316. Cost is $30. For reservations, call 761-3255, Ext. 302, or e-mail adminassist@drblotner.com.

10. Up, Down Commodity Prices Leave Farmers Uneasy - Tuesday, February 10, 2009

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - It wasn't so long ago that U.S. farmers were asked what they would do with their windfall profits.

That was last summer, in the heady days of $8-a-bushel corn and $16-a-bushel soybeans, when it seemed farmers could count on an inexhaustible demand from ethanol manufacturers and food companies.

11. Fourth Kids CaféOpens in Memphis - Thursday, February 01, 2007
     The Food Bank held a grand opening for its fourth Kids Café Wednesday at Girls Inc. of Memphis.
     Kids Café is a national program of America's Second Harvest - The Nation's Food Bank Netw

12. Joined at the Hip - Monday, December 18, 2006

Ashley Harper spent her first year and a half as program director of Hands On Memphis pretty much alone.

She coordinated volunteer activities, mentoring sessions and annual events from the organization's headquarters at 174 Williford St. near Overton Park.

13. As We Head Into Thanksgiving, Remember That Hunger Wears Many Faces - Wednesday, November 22, 2006

Growing up, I didn't have much.

My mother and father divorced just after I was born and she had no choice but to move back into her parents' house. When my grandparents split up about 11 years afterward, my mother and I went to live in a trailer my grandfather owned in upstate New York. When that didn't work out, we moved cross-country to a small room in my grandmother's new house in Tennessee. It was a frying-pan-to-fire existence, taking shelter wherever it could be had - and for however long it lasted. My mother barely obtained a high school diploma and boasted few, if any, marketable job skills.

14. Memphis Regional Chamber Hosts Commerce Day Luncheon - Monday, October 23, 2006

Oct. 23

RIX International LLC offers three sessions for the "Be Your Best" Success 2006 Seminar Series from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. at 3355 Poplar Ave., Ste. 107. Three sessions will be offered from 9 a.m. to noon, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The Career Transitioning Seminars are designed for people who have been unemployed for more than six months, or those who are unhappy in their current positions and would like to switch to a more meaningful and purposeful career. Cost is $49. For more information, visit www.rixinternational.com or call 870-7492.

15. Food Bank Reaps RewardsOf Master Gardeners' Harvest - Tuesday, August 08, 2006
     The Memphis Area Master Gardeners (MAMG) group is gearing up to share its harvest with the Memphis Food Bank Monday at Shelby Farms' Community Gardens.
     This is the second year the Master

16. Archived Article: Kellogg P2 - Tuesday, November 26, 2002
Kellogg to raise snack, cracker prices

Kellogg to raise snack, cracker prices
Snacking is about to become a more costly habit with Kellogg Co. becoming the second major food company to announce it would raise prices on cookies and crackers i...

17. Archived Article: Pumpkins (lead) - Tuesday, September 24, 2002
Pumpkins, Christmas tree sales on tap

County board weighs pumpkin sales issue

By MARY DANDO

The Daily News

A slight nip in the air Monday heralded the first day of autumn. The change of seasons was marked by the Shelby County Commission ...

18. Archived Article: Comm Focus - Friday, October 26, 2001
CAROLYN P

Pull on a mask, Halloween is steeped in tradition

By MARY DANDO

The Daily News

Wednesday, trick-or-treaters will be shining their flashlights throughout the Mid-South running from house to house as they celebrate an old America...

19. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, August 09, 2000
Dexter Muller, director of the Memphis/Shelby County division of planning and development since 1989, has joined the Memphis A Dexter Muller, director of the Memphis/Shelby County division of planning and development since 1989, has joined the Memph...

20. Archived Article: Comm Focus - Friday, July 24, 1998
By STACEY PETSCHAUER Reusing the remnants Memphis Food Bank operates a food recovery program with partners such as Memphis City Schools to feed the hungry By STACEY PETSCHAUER The Daily News Commercials urging Americans to help malnourished children...

21. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, May 20, 1998
Susan Wade Stinson has been named vice president of construction and maintenance at Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division. Stinson has served as manager of MLGWs Hickory Hill Service Center since 1986. He is a graduate of the University of Mississip...

22. Archived Article: Back-assisi - Monday, August 11, 1997
Assisi awards grants Assisi awards grants of $900,000 in quarter The Assisi Foundation of Memphis Inc. has awarded grants totaling approximately $900,000 in the second quarter of 1997. The Catholic Diocese in Memphis received a challenge grant the f...

23. Archived Article: Food Bank Day Chg - Friday, July 11, 1997
Food Bank Day to raise money to feed needy Food Bank Day to raise money to feed needy By CAMILLE H. GAMBLE The Daily News More than 80 Memphis grocery stores will unite for Food Bank Day on July 19 to raise awareness of the hunger problem in the Mid...

24. Archived Article: Back 1 - Monday, May 06, 1996
back 1 AutoZone sets national food drive record AutoZone recently donated more than 1 million pounds of food to the Memphis Food Bank, enough to provide approximately 870,000 meals to those in need. The donation is the largest company employee food ...

25. Archived Article: Standout - Dunaway Lj - Friday, February 09, 1996
lj 10/5 cates Dunaway rides again Food Bank founder back in the saddle at Womens Foundation By LAURIE JOHNSON The Daily News Virginia Dunaway is to Memphis community service what the Energizer bunny is to batteries. She keeps going and going and goi...