News & Views
-
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 –...
-
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....
-
AmpleHarvest.org, Notes from Gary
Jan 20, 2014
MLK Day of Service “I Have A Dream”
MLK Day of Service Every year on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Americans across the country step up and volunteer...
-
AmpleHarvest.org, Notes from Gary
Dec 21, 2013
Our Year, With Your Help
Our Year, With Your Help: a 2013 review and thank you from our Founder and Executive Director, Gary Oppenheimer By...
-
AmpleHarvest.org, Notes from Gary
Nov 26, 2013
This Year, Skip the Flowers!
I have one of those Swiss Army knives that has all sorts of capabilities. It can open a can of...
-
AmpleHarvest.org, Notes from Gary
Oct 15, 2013
Grape Expectations
Earlier this year, Beaulieu Vineyard (BV) wines approached AmpleHarvest.org and offered to help us. Here was a corporate partner who...
-
AmpleHarvest.org, Notes from Gary
Oct 2, 2013
Catastrophes – Natural or Otherwise
Catastrophes – Natural or Otherwise When I first created AmpleHarvest.org, a New Jersey state official suggested I try it out...
-
AmpleHarvest.org, Notes from Gary
Sep 24, 2013
Food Waste – A Missed Opportunity – Part I
When I created AmpleHarvest.org in 2009, I was not thinking about nutrition, the environment, community building, food systems or even...
-
AmpleHarvest.org, Notes from Gary
Sep 10, 2013
Unfit to Serve: America’s Health as a Matter of National Security
This past Labor Day weekend, my family and I made a long overdue visit to West Point – the Army’s...