If you have a garden bursting into bloom, it probably won’t be long before you’re picking more produce than you can pawn off on your neighbors.
Zucchini, anyone?
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Baked Zucchini Chips,
Zucchini Pickles,
Stuffed Zucchini with Spinach and Bacon …
Okay, okay—enough already!
There must be something else a gardener can do with her extras.
And here it is:
AmpleHarvest.org
This aptly named non-profit is all about creating pathways between fresh garden produce and food pantries for people in need.
“One out of six Americans needs food assistance but can’t get fresh produce from the local food pantry, while millions of American homeowners grow more food in their backyard gardens than they can possibly use,” says the organization’s website. “The AmpleHarvest.org Campaign is a national effort utilizing the Internet that enables 40-plus million Americans who grow food in home gardens to easily donate their excess harvest to registered local food pantries spread across all 50 states.”
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How?
Check out the searchable, online list of food pantries at AmpleHarvest.org/findpantry. Every single one of them is ready and able (and sometimes desperate) for fresh food donations.
