We are a choice food pantry where residents from more than a dozen small Hilltown communities can come every week or as needed. We offer meat, dairy, fresh produce and shelf stable dry goods to fill their home's pantries and refrigerators. Our service area covers 250 square miles, and we serve more than 200 individual households. Nearly two thirds of our clients access our pantry more than twice a month. We struggle to get enough fresh fruits and veggies to give out because we are reliant upon donations and we don't have enough funding to purchase enough for everyone.
Donations can be arranged almost any day of the week, but for fresh veggies, accepting these donations on Wednesdays makes the most sense since we are open on Thursdays.
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.
