Gardeners in Connecticut growing Food To Help Food Pantries


The people of Connecticut love to garden. They grow vegetables in their back yards, roof top gardens, fruit on their patios and terraces, and herbs in window box and kitchen gardens. Some even have fruit trees. Nothing is better than freshly picked produce.

Once you have harvested your crop, if you can share some of your bounty, AmpleHarvest.org can find you local food pantry eager for help.

AmpleHarvest.org needs your help.
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Click here to help locate and add a neighborhood food pantry to AmpleHarvest.org.


What do Food Pantries Need?
You name it.... tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, cucumbers, squash, brocholli, peas, potatoes, onions, carrots, and herbs of all kinds. If you have the sun, the soil and a bit of luck, you can grow your own food and share it with a food pantry or food bank.
Click here for printable AmpleHarvest.org information.

If you are in need of food assistance for your family, please click here
One out of six Americans needs food assistance, but can't get fresh produce from the local food pantry. fruits and vegetables from your garden to a food pantry
Used with permission of the CT Community Gardening Association

 		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 Connecticut by enabling gardeners to share their excess garden produce with neighborhood food pantries.