The Peanut Butter Challenge, an annual jar collection for local food pantries hosted by UF/IFAS Extension and Florida A&M University Cooperative Extension, is continuing through the ned of the month.
Launched in the Florida Panhandle counties in 2012, the challenge is how held across the state. The 2023 Peanut Butter Challenge collected a total of 27,769 pounds of peanut butter from 44 Florida counties. Last year, 1.013 jars, or over 1,410 pounds of peanut butter were collected in Escambia County.
Last week, the Escambia County Commission proclaimed October as Peanut Butter Challenge month…