News & Views
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AmpleHarvest.org, Notes from Gary
Mar 19, 2016
AmpleHarvest.org’s Seventh Anniversary and Much to Celebrate
March 19, 2009. Not Your Typical Day By Gary Oppenheimer Two dates stand out. Today, March 19 and September 10....
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AmpleHarvest.org, Notes from Gary
Aug 12, 2015
Déjà Vu All Over Again
In 2008, I had an overly prolific garden. As it turns out, 80% of us do and collectively, we harvest...
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AmpleHarvest.org, Notes from Gary
Jul 21, 2015
Feds Feed Families. Again
Feds Feed Families. Again. Most of us encounter food drives at our house of worship, school, place of employment or...
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AmpleHarvest.org, Notes from Gary
Dec 15, 2014
AmpleHarvest.org – Also Getting People Fed
People like to think of AmpleHarvest.org as “that website that connects gardeners to food pantries” and they are right because...
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AmpleHarvest.org, Notes from Gary
Sep 27, 2014
Food Waste – A Missed Opportunity Part 2
Note: you can read Part I of this topic here. “Finish what’s on your plate – kids are starving in...
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AmpleHarvest.org, Notes from Gary
Jul 7, 2014
Feds Feed Families Food Drive
Imagine you own a company – a few dozen employees or maybe tens of thousands spread across America. Like you,...
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AmpleHarvest.org, Notes from Gary
May 19, 2014
Happy 5th Birthday AmpleHarvest.org!
Like a flash of light, AmpleHarvest.org suddenly appeared five years ago. It wasn’t a long drawn out plan and implementation...
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AmpleHarvest.org, Notes from Gary
Apr 21, 2014
Make Every Day Earth Day
Note: This piece was written in 2014. It’s been updated as of April 2022, but the heart of it –...
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AmpleHarvest.org, Notes from Gary
Mar 24, 2014
“Underachiever” who invented electronic newsletter becomes nonprofit visionary
Keynote speaker, once an “underachiever”, now a nonprofit visionary When I was a kid, I didn’t like going to school....