Jehovah Jireh Ministries of West Michigan is a community food pantry serving families in the Southeast Ottawa County area. Our mission is to ensure our neighbors have access to nutritious food while treating every person who visits with dignity and compassion. Each week, many local families rely on our pantry to help stretch their grocery budgets. Many of the people we serve are senior citizens on fixed incomes, single parents, and working families who are doing their best to make ends meet but are feeling the impact of rising food and household costs. Fresh produce is one of the most meaningful donations we can receive. Fruits and vegetables are often the first items to disappear from our shelves, and they make a big difference for the families we serve.
If you have extra produce from your garden, we would be grateful to share your harvest with our community. We gladly accept donations such as:
• Fresh fruits and vegetables
• Garden herbs
• Eggs from backyard chickens
• Unique or culturally diverse produce varieties
• Toiletry and personal care items (such as soap, shampoo, toothpaste, and deodorant)
Healthy food and essential household items help families maintain stability and dignity during difficult times. Your extra produce or donated items can make a real difference for neighbors in need. Thank you for helping us care for our community.
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.
