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Welcome to Plant a Row for the HungryStory County, Iowa, Program Website |
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 CollectionListed here is a list of recipes we've collected. Here links to food preservation and related topics. Our SponsorsIn 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 VolunteerFor more details, click here. PARStory HistoryArticles, meeting minutes are here. Contact InformationCall Reiman Gardens at (515) 294-2710 or email reimangardens@iastate.edu. |
2009 CampaignPlant a Row for the HungryStarting 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 ProgressTotal pounds collected this year: 4,209 Past ProgressGrand 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 |