Attention Farmers - Consider adding a sign for customers, a few times a month, at checkout that reads, "Please buy and donate some of your farm fresh produce to a local charity."
How it Works
Step 1. Contact a Local Farm and Pantries
Step 2. Pick and pay for produce and donate asap.
Benefits to being a Picker /Donator
- Get fresher food, at a lower cost.
- Food pantry's have very little fresh produce. You are helping to contribute to providing fresh food giving people a chance to live healthier lives.
- As a result picking food for donation, pickers will learn where their food comes from .
- See beautiful farms. Some farms even have fun activities for all ages, along with delicious produce & other items to purchase (jelly, honey, etc).
- Learn about the work & challenges that farmers experience and gain an appreciation of the time and energy it takes to pick.
- Create wonderful lifelong memories and this activity helps us appreciate our lives even more.
TIPS
- Take small, clean buckets for picking. Then transfer produce to larger clean cardboard boxes that were not used for chemicals or cleaning supplies.
- Confirm hours of operation where you’re donating fresh produce.
- Before donating, keep fresh produce in a cool place & take to a donation site as soon as possible.
- Ask the farmers if they need help weeding as you pick. Often times, farmers can't find enough help during the growing season and need as much support as possible.
- The growing season is very short. Many farms are only open a few days each week. Set monthly dates with families, friends, clubs, churches, schools, etc to get picking.
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Attention Pickers
Always call ahead to confirm hours of operation and availability of farm fresh produce.
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