help feed the hungry— one row at a time. · month. • harvesters’ network of nonprofit...
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• Plant an extra row. Take the extra fresh vegetables, fruits or herbs to a PAR drop-off location.
• Encourage others to participate in PAR.
• Visit www.harvesters.org to learn about other ways you can get involved to help feed hungry children and families.
Harvesters is this area’s only food bank and was Feeding America’s 2011 Food Bank of the Year. Serving a 26-county area of northwestern Missouri and northeastern Kansas, Harvesters provides food and related household products to more than 620 nonprofit agencies including food pantries, soup kitchens, homeless shelters, children’s homes and others.
Harvesters—The Community Food Network3801 Topping Avenue, Kansas City, MO 64129215 SE Quincy, Topeka, KS 66603
877.653.9517 (toll-free)[email protected]
Do you have gardening questions?Master Gardeners Hotline816.833.8733mggkc.org
MAKE A DIFFERENCE
Last year, Harvesters distributed more than 46 million pounds of food, including 15 million pounds of fresh produce.
More than 17 thousand pounds of that fresh produce were donated by area gardeners who helped feed the hungry— one row at a time!
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Help feed the hungry—one row at a time.
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PRODUCE NEEDED
MORE HUNGRY PEOPLE THAN EVER
DROP-OFF LOCATIONSDuring the growing season, take fresh garden produce to a PAR drop-off site listed below. Harvesters welcomes whatever you can give.
Please plant fruits and vegetables that will keep well such as:
Gardeners are encouraged to plant an extra row of fruits and vegetables and donate that produce to Harvesters by taking it to one of the convenient PAR drop-off sites.
Harvesters distributes the produce to its more than 620 member agencies across our region.
The network of pantries, kitchens and shelters uses the food to help feed one in seven people,or as many as 141,500 people, in our area every month.
• Harvesters’ network of nonprofit agencies feeds one in seven people in our community.
• Nearly half of those served by Harvesters’ agencies are children and seniors.
• More than 380,000 people in our region may have a meal today but do not know if there will be food for their family tomorrow.
• One in five children in our region is at risk of going to bed hungry.
• 49% of homes receiving food from Harvesters include at least one person who is working.
Family Tree Nursery- 830 West Liberty Drive, Liberty, MO- 8424 Farley, Overland Park, KS- 7036 Nieman Road, Shawnee, KS
Harvesters—The Community Food Network- 3801 Topping Avenue, Kansas City, MO- 215 Southeast Quincy Street, Topeka, KS
Heartland Nursery- 10300 View High Drive, Kansas City, MO
Soil Service Nursery- 7125 Troost Avenue, Kansas City, MO
Suburban Lawn and Garden- 10501 Roe Avenue, Overland Park, KS
WHAT IS PLANT A ROW?
HOW DOES IT WORK?
BeetsBroccoliCabbageCantaloupeCarrotsCauliflowerCucumbersEggplantGreen BeansOnions
PearsPeasPeppersPole Lima BeansSpinachSquashTomatoesTurnipsWatermelonZucchini
Plant A Row for the Hungry, or PAR, is a people-helping-people program aimed at feeding the hungry in communities across the country. Created by the Garden Writers Association in 1995, it targets more than 70 million U.S. gardeners, many of whom grow more than they can consume. Harvesters’ PAR program is a partnership with the Master Gardeners of Greater Kansas City.