FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FISH’s FOOD PANTRIES WORKING WITH AMPLEHARVEST.ORG AND LOCAL GARDENERS TO REDUCE HUNGER AND FOOD WASTE IN CENTRAL WASHINGTON Ellensburg, Washington - July 26, 2024 FISH Community Food Pantries are pleased to announce a partnership with AmpleHarvest.org – a nationwide network working to end hunger and fresh food waste by enabling food pantries to connect with local backyard/community gardeners who will share their surplus garden bounty with their neighbors in need. One out of six American families rely on food pantries to help feed themselves and their families. It is often a challenge for pantries to keep up with the demand and especially difficult to offer fresh produce. At the same time, tens of millions of gardeners across America often find that their gardens provide far more produce than they can use or share with friends. The rest is often lost to waste. By becoming part of AmpleHarvest, FISH’s Food Pantries will become an available resource to accept and distribute excess fresh food from backyard and community gardeners throughout the region. According to AmpleHarvest founder and CNN Hero, Gary Oppenheimer, “Years back, my own garden grew more produce than we could use, and our community garden also left excess produce to rot on the vines. An organization such as AmpleHarvest was desperately needed. Today, a quarter of all food pantries in 4100 communities across America can receive fresh food.” FISH welcomes fresh produce donations for its customers. FISH CEO, Peggy Morache, commented on the new partnership, “This is another step in FISH’s mission to mitigate nutrition insecurity as well as food insecurity in Central Washington. Our customers receive the benefit of the generous gardening community, and we are all benefit by working together to stop food waste.” FISH has been a community strengthening partner and the food resource for anyone in need in Kittitas County, Washington for more than 50 years. Information about shelf-stable foods needed by FISH’s pantries will be also posted periodically on the AmpleHarvest site to encourage donations by anyone wanting to help. More information about FISH can be found at www.kvfish.org. AmpleHarvest .org (www.AmpleHarvest.org) is a nationwide 501(c)3 hunger/food waste program, partnered with or supported by Google, the USDA, National Gardening Association, Feeding America and most of America’s food banks. AmpleHarvest encourages and empowers millions of growers across America to share their surplus produce with a local food pantry, using food that is already available to feed the nation. For further information, contact: Jay Wehmeyer Jenna Richter jay.w@kvfish.org jenna@kvfish.org 509-925-5990 ext.1004
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