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Philabundance Seeking Gardeners to Share the Harvest

Share the Harvest encourages home gardeners to grow fruits and vegetables or to collect any surplus produce from their harvest and donate to those in need.

Spring is here and while it might be chilly outside today, planting season is just around the corner.

Philabundance, the Delaware Valley’s largest hunger relief organization, is gearing up for the annual Share the Harvest program and is asking gardeners to sow an extra row for those in need.

Share the Harvest encourages home gardeners to grow fruits and vegetables or to collect any surplus produce from their harvest and donate to Philabundance to fight hunger in the Delaware Valley.

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From July 7 through Sept. 23, Philabundance will accept produce donations on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at 11 locations throughout the Delaware Valley.

Each week volunteers will take the donated produce to area food pantries in their community that are Philabundance agencies.

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“Philabundance believes everyone should have access to fresh healthy foods,” said a statement from the organization.  The hope is that Share the Harvest “will inspire gardeners to help fight hunger and increase the access for those in need of fresh produce, as it is the first thing cut from the grocery list when money is tight.”

Last year, gardeners donated more than 9,600 pounds of produce through the Share the Harvest program, according to Philabundance.

Share the Harvest, established in 1993, is based on the "victory gardens" concept, where residents planted home gardens in the United States, Canada, and United Kingdom during World Wars I and II to reduce the pressure on the public food supply brought on by the war effort.

Share the Harvest drop-off sites include the locations below, and more locations may be added. For more information, visit www.philabundance.org.

Philadelphia County
Laurel Hill Gardens, 8125 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia

Bucks County:
Carousel Gardens, 591 Durham Rd., Newtown
Seasons Garden Center, 1069 River Rd., PO Box 20 Washington Crossing

Chester County:   
Gardner’s Landscape Nursery, 535 W. Uwchlan Ave., Chester Springs

Delaware County: 
Rose Tree Park, 1671 N. Providence Rd., Media
Linvilla Orchards, 137 W. Knowlton Rd., Media

Montgomery County:  
Albrecht’s Garden Center Nursery, 650 Montgomery Ave., Narberth
St. Asaphs, 27 Conshohocken State Rd., Bala Cynwyd,
Rhoads Garden, 570 DeKalb Pike, North Wales
Primex Garden Center, 435 West Glenside Ave., Glenside

Camden County:   
Springdale Farms, 1638 S. Springdale Rd., Cherry Hill, NJ


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