From CT
Tomatoes and peppers are starting to poke through the freshly tilled soil at Christ Episcopal Church in Ansonia.
Once the vegetables are ripe, they’ll go directly to the The Kathleen Samela Memorial Food Bank, which is housed in the church basement.
Rev. Amy D. Welin hopes the veggies from the 10-foot-by-12-foot church garden won’t be the only fresh produce the food bank sees this year.
Christ Church recently teamed with AmpleHarvest.org, which is an online service that connects local gardeners with food banks in their area.
Such partnerships are helping replace cereal and Mac and Cheese boxes with fresh produce at pantries across the country.
Welin said each year gardeners are forced to throw away their extra bounty.
More here-
http://valley.newhavenindependent.org/index.php/archives/entry/site_connects_pantries_fresh_food
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