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Help Us Help Your Community Food for Thought An estimated 100 billion pounds of food, enough to totally eliminate hunger, is thrown away annually in the United States. It does not have to be this way - and you can help. 5,130 food pantries are now registered. Your support of the AmpleHarvest.org Campaign helps many more food pantries receive fresh produce - improving community health while also helping the environment. Click here to make a tax deductible donation today. Help a food pantry register Comments About Our Work AmpleHarvest.org apps iPhone Android Printable Documents General Information Food pantry information Garden shop/nursery flier Gardener/farmer information Most frequently asked questions AmpleHarvest.org Brochure --More documents here-- AmpleHarvest.org on CNN Heroes Follow us on: Stay in touch with AmpleHarvest.org via email. Media/Press Information

If you are in need of food assistance for your family, please click here Find a food shelf near you, get all the information you need to arrange for your donations. Register your food shelf so local gardeners who wish to make donations can locate and contact you. One out of eight Americans needs food assistance, but can't get fresh produce from the local food shelf. Millions of American homeowners grow more food in their backyard gardens than they can possibly use. It Doesn't Have to Be This Way.... The AmpleHarvest.org campaign diminishes hunger in America by enabling backyard gardeners to share their excess garden produce with neighborhood food shelfs. Here are some 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. Make a donation to AmpleHarvest.org Your donations to AmpleHarvest.org (a 501c3 charity) or emailing us about foundation/corporate funding you are aware of can be most helpful.