Honoring the life and legacy of Jim Merrill HOW THE GENEROUS SPIRIT OF AFTER THE HARVEST’S FOUNDING BOARD MEMBER LIVES ON Jim Merrill, one of our founding board members and a true giant in the life of After the Harvest, recently lost his battle with COVID-19 on Sept. 22, 2021. He was 74. After the […]
The Faces of Food Insecurity Aren’t What You Might Think By Victoria CherrieDirector of Development Brandi James was in her early 20s when her husband was murdered during an altercation with a landlord over their rental property. Widowed with a 2 and 4-year-old, she had no playbook for life and no savings to support her […]
Kids love kale (and apples and potatoes and…) By Suzy Conaway (longtime VEG Squad and Produce Rescue Driver volunteer. Pictured here in her all white “gleaning uniform”.) Okay. Maybe kids don’t like to eat kale, but they love gleaning it! I’ve been with After the Harvest since its beginning and I’ve gleaned with lots of […]
Elena Khoury finds fit with ATH By Elena Khoury (pictured with boyfriend Ben Johnson in their car loaded with produce!) I started volunteering as an After the Harvest produce rescue driver at the City Market’s Farmers Market through After the Harvest in August of 2019. I had been looking for ways to get involved in […]
ATH volunteers in league of their own By Stacie Moody, ATH Community Engagement Coordinator April is the time of year that we celebrate volunteers–as we applaud those who lend a hand across the nation and in our neighborhood–during National Volunteer Month and particularly during the third week, which is National Volunteer Week. I have been […]
