Ranée at Arabian Knits > wrote:
> In article
> >,
> ImStillMags > wrote:
>
>> On Jul 21, 11:41 am, Nad R > wrote:
>>
>>> Many of the food banks in my area will not accept produce from local
>>> gardeners. They will accept food from a certified farm that is USDA
>>> inspected. So as a local gardener the extra produce goes into the compost
>>> pile.
>>
>>
>> That's sad. Surely there must be a church or other organization that
>> helps the needy that could
>> take extra produce.
>
> Unfortunately, the same regulations that exist for
> restaurants/grocery stores/mega farms/etc, get applied to churches.
> Sometimes, it seems, with more zeal. However, many churches have a spot
> where folks can bring their excess produce to offer to whomever is at
> church. Our church here does that, as did the church from which we
> married. People bring whatever they have excess of and others can take
> it home for free and they can pick up something they don't have if they
> want it. There are a lot of poor folks in town who can take advantage
> of this, and do, but it can't be advertised or the county gets on the
> church. This way, it's just parishioners sharing with each other rather
> than a church sponsored activity.
>
> Regards,
> Ranee @ Arabian Knits

Correct,
In addition, there are some community gardens that people do not know
about, "Like Above Cannot Advertise", Some Master Gardener Volunteer
Associations, Churches and even Public Schools maintain vegetable gardens
that the public is welcome to pick the harvest for free. I have seen a few
of these gardens go to waste because the public does not know about them.
To find them one could try and call their local Gardeners Association.

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Enjoy Life... Nad R (Garden in zone 5a Michigan)