REAP MORE THAN YOU SOW

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On today’s show, we will talk with Jane Fletcher, Administrative Director of After the Harvest.  Like most big ideas, After the Harvest began very small with a few like-minded individuals who believed that hungry people deserve healthy food in Greater Kansas City and that no food should go to waste. Starting out in loaned space in May 2014, they took a leap of faith and began growing the 501(c)(3).

https://aftertheharvestkc.org/

Now, After the Harvest, still small with a full-time staff of less than ten, but with thousands of volunteers – uses a gleaning program which rescues fruits and vegetables left in the field.  After the Harvest gives the fresh healthy food directly to agencies feeding hungry people. After the Harvest is the largest local produce donor to Harvesters – The Community Food Network. Harvesters is their primary distribution partner, delivering the produce obtained using their gleaning and truckload programs to agencies within Harvesters’ service area. This unique partnership gives Harvesters access to fresh-from-the-farm produce that is otherwise unavailable to them and that provides value, variety and quality to their produce distribution program.

After the Harvest’s rescued produce is delivered to more than 360 agencies serving over 35,000 hungry people in our area each week.

This will be a great radio hour!

 

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can about the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.”    Margaret Mead


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