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The Food Bank of the Rockies will hand out 1,000 boxes filled with locally grown fruits and vegetables to area seniors today, officials say.
The contributions are paid for through a grant from the Rocky Mountain Farmers Union and the Colorado Department of Human Services.
It’s part of a program to encourage seniors to improve and expand their diets with healthy fruits and vegetables.
Each person will get a watermelon, cantaloupe, cucumbers, yellow squash, green peppers, cabbage, carrots, onions, corn, an acorn squash, potatoes, peaches and three kinds of lettuce.
Seniors will be able to get their boxes of produce between 9 a.m. and noon today at 10700 E. 45th Ave. in Denver.
Kirk Mitchell: 303-954-1206, or
