Today I cut 5 heads of lettuce from the garden and dropped them by the MICA food pantry. This is our first donation of year to the pantry! While I know it isn't much and overall we won't have much to donate this year, I am so excited about the possibility of developing a consistent relationship with the pantry and providing more and more produce in future seasons. While the top priority of any food pantry is always to provide calorie-rich foods for families who can't afford groceries, fresh vegetables like lettuce are also very important to provide vitamins, phytonutrients, and fiber. Fresh foods are often the food group low-income families must give up first to stretch their food dollars.
The act of giving away food, especially food that one has grown, is an uplifting practice. If anyone is interested in donating produce from their garden to the MICA food pantry or community meal, please contact me at grinnellcommunitygarden@gmail.com. I can help aggregate produce donations and coordinate pick-up and drop-off.
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