Edmunds County Tribune -

Mobile Food Pantries travel across South Dakota distributing free food to individuals and families in need. The Feeding South Dakota Mobile Food Pantry will return to Edmunds County in early February.

The Food Pantry will be in Ipswich on Tuesday, Feb. 9 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Food will be distributed by the 4H building.

The Food Pantry will be in Bowdle on Wednesday, Feb. 10 at St. Paul Lutheran from 1 to 2 p.m.

The Food Pantry distributes free food to individuals and families in need. Distributions operate on a first-come, first-served basis.

For more information contact Lynn Gauer, 426-6173 or Joell Bieber at 281-0828.

The location of all scheduled mobile distributions can be found at: https://feedingsouthdakota.org/our-programs/mobile-food-distributions/

Due to the COVID-19 outbreak,  the distribution method will be a “drive-thru” distribution until further notice. Guests will be asked to stay in their vehicles. Staff and volunteers will verbally collect and manually record guest information.  Staff and volunteers will then proceed to load food into guest’s vehicles. 

If there is one adult in the vehicle only one set of food will be given. If there are two in the vehicle two sets of food will be allowed. A maximum of two people per vehicle for the food given away. There is a limit of two households per vehicle.

Typically each family receives approximately 30 or more pounds of fresh and frozen produce, dairy, meat, breads and other non-perishable food items. The type of food distributed varies depending on what is available at the current time.