Donate Backyard Garden Surplus to Local Pantry

AmpleHarvest.org and local food pantries partner to stop food waste and help the hungry.

With spring crops already grown and summer harvests on the way, now is a great time to plan what to do with all that extra produce you will have. Too many zucchinis? An herb garden bursting with mint and basil? Strawberries by the bushel? An apple tree that drives you nuts every fall? Take all your excess garden bounty and donate it to a local food pantry, says Gary Oppenheimer, founder of AmpleHarvest.org. AmpleHarvest.org, a national nonprofit organization, has created a food network that educates, encourages and enables gardeners with extra produce to donate their surplus to a local food pantry. The organization offers an online directory, searchable by ZIP code. According to Oppenheimer, one out of six Americans experience food …

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