Our Food Pantry here is for members of Veterans Rally Point. We serve veterans and active military along with their families. We have storage for non-perishable, freezer , refrigerated and toiletry items! We could really use help with fresh produce and eggs in order to supply our community with healthy options, but of course any support would be greatly appreciated.
“Our Easterseals Veterans Rally Point program serves CT Veterans and provides free life-changing services that are philanthropy funded. 100% of all donations made to Veterans Rally Point are tax deductible as a program of the highly acclaimed, award winning Easterseals Capital Region & Eastern Connecticut, a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization.”
We can accept donations Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 10a-2pm and Wednesdays 4-8pm. We can also arrange a time outside of our regular pantry hours to pick up the food from you if that suites you best .
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.