2025
December
AmpleHarvest.org’s December 2025 newsletter reflects on a successful year of connecting gardeners with local food pantries across all 50 states, reducing food waste while helping families access fresh produce. The update highlights nine newly added food pantries joining the network, encourages readers to donate edible holiday centerpieces to local pantries once celebrations end, and promotes a fundraising partnership with Old York Cellars where wine purchases support the organization’s mission. It also offers a unique gifting idea — sponsoring a food pantry listing for $120 in honor of a loved one — and closes with a call to action for supporters to donate, volunteer, or spread the word as food banks continue to see high demand during the holiday season.
November
AmpleHarvest.org’s November 2025 newsletter celebrates the Thanksgiving season with a theme of gratitude and community sharing, highlighting the addition of 19 new food pantries to our network — including Dolphin’s Pantry in Cutler Bay, FL, which is in its first year of serving families in need. We announced receiving a 2025 Silver Anthem Award, recognizing the collective efforts of gardeners, pantries, and supporters nationwide. The newsletter also promotes a Giving Tuesday donation campaign and a new Legacy Makers TV interview with founder Gary Oppenheimer about the journey and impact of building AmpleHarvest.org — all with a continued call to action for readers to donate, volunteer, or grow more to help combat rising food insecurity.
October
AmpleHarvest.org’s October 2025 newsletter embraces the fall harvest season — themed around Apple and Pumpkin Month — encouraging gardeners to donate surplus produce like apples and pumpkins to local food pantries. The update highlights 11 newly added pantries, including Shepherd’s Food Pantry in Farmville, NC, and addresses the urgent impact of SNAP benefit disruptions during a government shutdown, making the case for homegrown donations as a critical safety net for vulnerable families. The newsletter also promotes a creative idea to use fresh fruit and vegetable arrangements as table centerpieces and then donate them to a food pantry afterward, and shares an ambitious goal to expand from 5,000 to 10,000 communities served within three years — inviting supporters to donate, volunteer, or spread the word to help make it happen.
April
In this April newsletter celebrating National Garden Month, we highlight the vital role of gardening in fostering community, promoting sustainability, and ensuring food security, especially in the face of funding cuts, and we encourage everyone to support this effort by growing and sharing produce, preventing food waste, and considering our founder as a speaker.
March
In this March newsletter, we celebrate the arrival of spring and various food-related events, share our ongoing efforts to link gardeners with food pantries, provide information on how to support communities in LA affected by fires, honor the contributions of women in gardening, and encourage you to join us in addressing food insecurity through different avenues.
February
In our February newsletter, we celebrate Black History Month by honoring Black farmers and gardeners, highlight the deliciousness of various February foods, and encourage our community to share their garden bounty and support those facing food insecurity.
January
In our January newsletter, we are excited to start the new year by planning our gardens and celebrating National Citrus Month, while also focusing on how our gardening community can support those affected by the LA fires and contribute to local food pantries during National Soup Month.
2024
December
In our December newsletter, we invite you to celebrate the holiday season with us by enjoying the flavors of pears, root vegetables, and exotic fruits, highlighting our new video showcasing our impact, offering the opportunity to sponsor food pantry listings as meaningful gifts, announcing our partnership with Old York Cellars for a special wine, promoting our Centerpieces for Pantries initiative, and encouraging federal employees to support us through the CFC.
November
We embrace the season of gratitude and giving by highlighting opportunities to support local food pantries, honoring Native American heritage and their contributions to agriculture, partnering to provide fresh food for veterans, offering ways to give back through our store and “Centerpieces for Pantries” campaign, participating in the Combined Federal Campaign, and encouraging everyone to contribute to alleviating food insecurity through various actions.
October
In our October newsletter, we at AmpleHarvest.org are excited to share opportunities for you to support our mission, including leaving a review, welcoming a new board member, announcing our new store with give-back items like wine and an advent calendar, and urging support for hurricane victims.
September
This fall, as we observe Hunger Action Month, we at AmpleHarvest.org invite you to join our efforts in connecting gardeners with food pantries and supporting various initiatives, including rating our work and a wine collaboration, to cultivate a hunger-free community.
August
In our August newsletter, we at AmpleHarvest.org celebrate National Wellness Month and National Watermelon Day by highlighting the health benefits of fresh produce, share a community garden success story, discuss our exciting exploration of AI to expand our reach and impact, and encourage your continued support to address food insecurity.
July
In our July newsletter, we at AmpleHarvest.org celebrate the abundance of summer produce like peaches and blueberries, highlight the joys of picnics and grilling with fresh garden food, and encourage gardeners to share their surplus to support the community and those in need.
June
As summer arrives and we celebrate AmpleHarvest.org’s 15th anniversary, we encourage gardeners to share their surplus produce with local food pantries and invite them to participate in a filming project to inspire even more community support for fresh food access.
May
Celebrating our 15th anniversary, we at AmpleHarvest.org reflect on the incredible journey of community support that has fueled our mission to connect gardeners with those in need, and we invite you to join us in continuing to grow this vital movement through donations and spreading the word.
April
In this April newsletter, we celebrate National Volunteer Month and National Garden Month, express our anticipation for our upcoming 15th anniversary next month, invite you to share your stories with us, highlight our founder’s upcoming speaking engagement, share our 2023 annual report, and encourage your support in various ways to address food insecurity.
February
In our February newsletter, we highlight the contributions of Black figures like George Washington Carver in gardening, look forward to Women’s History Month and our upcoming 15th anniversary, encourage participation in our gardening survey, share a guest blog about the joy of sharing harvests, discuss our work with Native American gardeners, and emphasize the ongoing need to support food banks.
January
In our first newsletter of the new year, we at AmpleHarvest.org encourage gardeners to reflect on last season and plan for the upcoming one, invite them to participate in our gardener survey and a free webinar, and highlight the ongoing need for food assistance, suggesting ways to contribute.