Serves the Mount Morris and Leaf River, IL area with Food and non food items, We provide help for all who come. Many are neighbors who are elderly, disabled or low income families, we try to provide a full range of food including fresh garden produce in season.
we are open first and third Thursday and second and fourth Mondays of months, arrange donations for time before opening or days just before open. call ahead to arrange.
Donors please call before you come, 815-613-8770 for Barb (director) or 815-734-4250 for Ed (garden coordinator)
ProducePedia
ProducePedia is a free resource that covers the types of fresh produce that can be delivered to food pantries. Each entry includes information on color, taste, and possible uses. People unfamiliar with the vegetable or fruit will learn how to use it, and those who are familiar with it still might learn a fun fact or two!
The Cooperative Extension sites have a wealth of information for any backyard gardener. Once you go to the site (each one if very different from the others) look for a link for “homes and gardens”, “landscape”, “consumer horticulture”, etc. to find information on improving your backyard garden. Neighboring state sites may offer information your own state’s site lacks.