Grow Food. Share the Harvest. Fight Hunger.

Why This Matters

Millions of families across the United States experience food insecurity each year. At the same time, home and community gardeners grow more fruits and vegetables than they can use.

Fresh produce is one of the most requested items at food pantries, yet it is often the hardest to provide.

That is where gardeners can make an incredible difference.

Through AmpleHarvest.org, gardeners can easily find local food pantries that welcome donations of fresh produce. A few extra plants in your garden can help provide healthy food to families in your own community.

Two Ways Gardeners Can Help

Gardens grow more than vegetables. They grow community.

Two national initiatives help gardeners turn their gardens into a force for good.

🌱 Plant for Hunger – April

Spring is the perfect time to plant with purpose.

During Plant for Hunger Month, gardeners are encouraged to plant extra fruits and vegetables specifically to donate later in the season.

A single extra row in a garden can provide pounds of fresh produce for local food pantries.

Simple ways to participate

• Plant an extra row of vegetables
• Choose crops that produce abundant harvests
• Plan to donate surplus produce later in the season

Every seed planted with intention helps fight hunger.

🌾 Harvest for Hunger – August

As gardens reach peak harvest season, many gardeners find themselves with more produce than they can use.

Harvest for Hunger Month encourages gardeners to share that abundance with neighbors in need.

Fresh vegetables from a garden can provide nutritious food that many food pantries rarely receive.

How to participate

• Harvest extra fruits and vegetables from your garden
• Use AmpleHarvest.org to find a local pantry
• Drop off your fresh produce donation

A basket of vegetables from your garden can make a meaningful difference for a family.