Farmers market in S. Tahoe for people needing food assistance

The Food Bank of El Dorado County, in partnership with California Emergency FoodLink, will provide its first free farmers market of the season Aug. 19 at 1:30pm n South Lake Tahoe.

This event takes place at Saint Theresa Church at 1041 Lyons Ave.

This market will provide fresh produce to El Dorado County residents who are currently in need of emergency food assistance.

This outreach is a collaborative effort between the Food Bank of El Dorado County and California Emergency Foodlink of Sacramento. To meet the demanding needs in current tough economic times, both the Food Bank and Foodlink have reached out to growers from as far away as the Central Valley this season to acquire a great quantity of quality produce that will be distributed in three regional events over the two months.

For more information, call Mike Sproull at the Food Bank at (530) 621.9950.