//Grocery Chain Publix Will Buy Excess Food From Farmers to Give to Food Banks

Grocery Chain Publix Will Buy Excess Food From Farmers to Give to Food Banks

Publix is buying excess milk and produce from farmers to donate to food banks

In recent weeks, stories of farmers being forced to dump milk and destroy heaps of fresh produce have been juxtaposed with photos of cars lined up at food banks, an illustration of the surplus and scarcity that can coexist when there’s no easy way to get all the food meant for now-closed schools, hotels, and restaurants into the hands of consumers at grocery stores and pantries.