The average child will eat 1,500 peanut butter and jelly sandwiches before he or she graduates high school. In an effort to help keep children healthy and eating locally grown peanuts, the Escambia County Extension has teamed up with the University of Florida Institute of Food & Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) and the Florida Peanut Producer Association to help take a bite out of hunger by participating in a local peanut butter drive.
Participants are asked to bring unopened jars of peanut butter to the local Escambia County Extension office, located at 3740 Stefani Road, now through Nov. 21. All peanut butter collected will be donated to a local food pantry during Farm-City Week.
Other drop-off locations include:
- Escambia County Administration, 221 Palafox Place, 4th Floor
- Escambia County Extension Office, 3740 Stefani Road
- Escambia County Farm Bureau,153 Highway 97, Molino
- Escambia County Public Safety, 6575 North W Street
- Gilmore Services, 31 East Fairfield Drive
For more information, contact Escambia County Extension, (850) 475-5230 and follow @MyEscambia.com on Twitter.
