Feed the hungry with extra homegrown produce

By Dianna Marder
The Philadelphia Inquirer, August 5, 2010
Home gardeners with extra fruits and vegetables can put them to good use in the fight against hunger locally now through Sept. 25.

In a program organized by Share the Harvest, individuals or groups can drop off their surplus produce on Saturday mornings at any of the 11 locations listed below.

The food will be collected by the nonprofit Philabundance. Some will be distributed to families in need, and other portions will be used in Philabundance's Community Kitchen program, which trains low-income adults for jobs in the food-service industry. The students prepare meals served to children and families in emergency shelters.

Drop-off times are 10 a.m. to noon Saturdays, now through Sept. 25.

Philadelphia

Laurel Hill Gardens

8125 Germantown Ave.

Philadelphia

215-247-9490

Bucks County

Carousel Gardens

591 Durham Rd.

Newtown

215-595-0202

Seasons Garden Center

1069 River Rd., Box 20

Washington Crossing

215-493-4226

Chester County

Gardner's Landscape Nursery

535 E. Uwchlan Ave.

Chester Springs

610-363-5455

Montgomery County

Albrecht's Garden Center Nursery

650 Montgomery Ave.

Narberth

610-664-4300

St. Asaph's Church

27 Conshohocken State Rd.

Bala Cynwyd

610-664-0966

Rhoads Garden

570 Dekalb Pike

North Wales

215-699-2207

Delaware County

Rose Tree Park

1971 N. Providence Rd.

Media

484-494-4988

Linvilla Orchards

137 W. Knowlton Rd.

Media

610-876-7116

Terrain

914 Baltimore Pike

Glen Mills

610-459-2400

Camden County

Springdale Farms

1638 S. Springdale Rd.

Cherry Hill

856-424-8674