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Donate To The AmpleHarvest.org Campaign

What We Do
The AmpleHarvest.org Campaign is a national effort utilizing the Internet that enables 40+ million Americans who grow food in home gardens to easily donate their excess harvest to registered local food pantries spread across all 50 states.
AmpleHarvest.org helps you find local food pantries eager for your garden produce donations.

AmpleHarvest.org on the
White House web site.


Why We Do It
One out of six Americans needs food assistance, but can't get fresh produce from the local food pantry, while, millions of American homeowners grow more food in their backyard gardens than they can possibly use.
It Doesn't Have to Be This Way!
AmpleHarvest.org envisions an America where millions of gardeners eliminate malnutrition and hunger in their own community using only their backyard gardens.

9/11 Still Hurts. You Can Help America Heal.

Idea for today, September 7th.


Gardeners can help feed neighbors in need
"The attacks on America killed thousands. Millions are still hurting - including those impacted by the economic consequences we suffered."
On August 27, the President of the United States, in his weekly address, called on Americans to pay tribute to the lives lost on 9/11 by finding a way to do service within their own community.

Today, September 7, you can help backyard gardeners and other growiers in your communiuty learn about the opportunity to donate their excess garden produce to a local food pantry.
  1. Print this two sided flyer for garden shops and take it a local garden shop or nursery. Ask the manager to post it at a conspicuous location such as near the cash register.
    1. The same flyers can also be taken to local hardware stores and "big box" stores that sell garden or hardware supplies
    2. You can also put the flyer up at community bulletin boards such as in your supermarket, house of worship, health club, school, etc.
  2. Print this two sided flyer for gardeners and take it your library, town hall or community center. Ask permission to leave them where other "community event" flyers are often displayed
  3. Print this two sided flyer for CSA's and take it a CSA pickup location or even your community farmers market. Ask for permission to post the it at a conspicuous location.

    4. It's that simple.

    AmpleHarvest.org service idea for September 6th.


    Background Information
    More than 40 million gardeners grow vegetables in community and roof top gardens, fruit on their patios and terraces, and herbs in window boxs and kitchen gardens. Some even have backyard vegetable gardens or fruit trees.

    At the same time, more than 50 million families need food assistance but can't get fresh produce from the local food pantry.

    It doesn't have to be this way... and you can help.

    Once you have harvested your garden bounty, share some.

    AmpleHarvest.org can help you find a local food pantry eager for help. Even commuters can help by bringing garden produce from a home garden and donating it to a pantry near the place of work.

    If you don't garden, use our free iPhone and Android apps to find a pantry while you are shopping, and donate some fresh produce (or other items).

    Join the millions of gardeners across the country are using AmpleHarvest.org to share their garden bounty with neighbors in need by clicking here to find a neighborhood food pantry.

    AmpleHarvest.org can not make the hurt go away, but helping to nourish your neighbors can help America heal.


Ways You Can Help
Tell a local food pantry to register at AmpleHarvest.org. Find the food pantry in your community, possibly in a nearby house of worship, a YMCA or other civic location. Give them this flier and urge them to register ASAP. Let them know they don't need extra refrigeration and that AmpleHarvest.org is totally FREE!.
Help others learn about AmpleHarvest.org.
Put this article in your blog or newsletter
Help local gardeners learn to share their ample harvest.
Print this two sided flier and post it a local garden shops, nurseries, supermarket bulletin boards, etc. to help gardeners learn about the opportunity to help the hungry.
Help publicize the AmpleHarvest.org Campaign
Ask your local media to visit this page and do a story about people in the community wanting fresh produce for their families from the local food pantry. Help promote "No Food Left Behind".
Lastly, donate food from your garden.
Find a local food pantry here. Not growing anything right now? Use our iPhone and Android apps to help find a local food pantry when you are shipping.

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