After the Harvest is celebrating nine years, and taking an opportunity to reflect on the incredible progress we’ve made together along the way.
Category: Fighting Food Insecurity
After the Harvest is celebrating nine years, and taking an opportunity to reflect on the incredible progress we’ve made together along the way.
After the Harvest’s Strawberry Day 2023 was a resounding success! Thanks to the generous donation of 3 pallets of fresh strawberries from Driscoll’s Berries, a total of 2,880 pounds of the sweet and juicy fruit were distributed to 31 different agencies across 25 different zip codes in the 5 county area (Jackson, Clay, Platte, Johnson, and Wyandotte). Despite the event being postponed for a month due to mudslides and flooding in California, our dedicated staff, volunteers, and agency partners worked tirelessly to make sure these berries got into the hands of those who need them most.
We’ve been plowing away at this idea for quite some time now, and we’re excited to finally share the fruits of our labor with you. We’ve been busy planting seeds of collaboration and nurturing our partnerships, all in the hopes of cultivating a stronger, more connected community.
If you’d like to help with food rescue operations, you can volunteer to participate in gleaning. This involves going out to farms, orchards, and other sites where fresh food is grown and harvesting it to be distributed to those in need. This helps to ensure that food that would otherwise go to waste is put to good use.