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SKOWHEGAN – Excess garden produce can now be donated to neighborhood food pantries. Plant extra this season to sponsor a pantry near you. Food pantries are now in a position to accept local, fresh produce to distribute to your neighbors who need an extra hand.
The Skowhegan Food Pantry, People Who Care Food Pantry in Madison, CenterPoint Community Church Food Pantry in Anson, Smithfield Food Pantry, Starks Food Cupboard, Solon Food Cupboard and Trinity Evangelical Free Church Food Pantry in Skowhegan join AmpleHarvest.org in reducing local food waste and hunger by connecting local gardeners with neighborhood food pantries.
Food pantries almost never have access to fresh food due to the structure of the American food bank network leaving food pantry clients with access only to canned vegetables and fruit, often packaged with sugar or salt – which can contribute to long-term health issues.
With nearly 8,000 residents in Somerset County dealing with food insecurity, and now relying on pantries to help feed them, the pantries often have a hard time meeting the demand and you can help. Consider sponsoring a pantry from your garden.
AmpleHarvest.org is a nationwide 501(c)3 not-for-profit food waste/anti-hunger effort, backed and supported by Google Inc, the USDA, National Gardening Association, Feeding America and most of America’s food banks as well as the National Council of Churches, which educates, encourages and empowers millions of growers across America to share their excess garden produce with a local food pantry. Its focus is on using the food we already have to nourish the nation.
Further questions, please contact Somerset Public Health at 207-474-7473. You can log into www.AmpleHarvest.org to find the nearest pantry or other ways you can help.
