Welcome to Plant a Row for the Hungry

Story County, Iowa, Program Website

This site is a work in progress. Check back often for more information. Totals updated January 2010.

What is PAR?

The Plant a Row for the Hungry program is a nation-wide program. To read more about it, click here. You will leave our website.

Recipe Collection

Listed here is a list of recipes we've collected. Here links to food preservation and related topics.

Our Sponsors

In Story Country, it is a volunteer effort organized by various representatives of community organizations. To read more about them, click here.

Ames Garden Club

Alpha Copies

Bethesda Community Food Pantry

ISU Horticulture Farm and Research Station

ISU Nutrition Club

Mid-Iowa Community Action (MICA)

Reiman Gardens

Story County Extension

Story County Master Gardeners Association

To Volunteer

For more details, click here.

PARStory History

Articles, meeting minutes are here.

Contact Information

Call Reiman Gardens at (515) 294-2710 or email reimangardens@iastate.edu.

2009 Campaign

Plant a Row for the Hungry

Starting date in 2010 to be determined in the spring. In Ames, produce will be collected on Mondays 7:00 - 8:30 a.m. at the Reiman Gardens maintenance building. Volunteers will accept clean, quality fruits and vegetables, as well as simple recipes for the collected produce. We'd also like to invite you to join our hard working volunteers on Monday mornings. If you have the time, please stop in and let us know.

Collected produce is distributed to Bethesda Community Food Pantry, Mid Iowa Community Action (MICA) Food Pantry, ACCESS, and to Food at First (First United Methodist Church community meals).

2009 Progress

Total pounds collected this year: 4,209

Past Progress

Grand total through 2009: 27,048 pounds

2009 Total pounds collected: 4,209

2008 Total pounds collected: 5,672

2007 Total pounds collected: 3,834

2006 Total pounds collected: 6,420

2005 Total pounds collected: 2,827

2004 Total pounds collected: 4,086