September report and call for volunteers

During the month of September, Faith Feeds volunteers gathered more than 3,000 lbs of produce and delivered it to various emergency food agencies in Lexington. More than half of that came from Reed Valley Orchard, who has invited us to glean every week. The growers at...

20,000 lb mark passed!

That’s right! As of last week, 20,000 lbs of fresh produce has been gleaned from markets, gardens, fields, and orchards in and around Lexington this growing season and delivered to emergency food agencies in town. That’s amazing! We are deeply grateful for...

Gleaning goes on…

This past week, Faith Feeds volunteers gleaned about 700 lbs of produce from the Lexington Farmers Market and Reed Valley Orchard. The produce went to LaRoca, the Men’s and Women’s Hope Centers, and the Catholic Action Center. Although it hampered this...

Seed saving workshop

Next Tuesday 14 September, the Edible Garden Series will continue with a workshop on seed saving. Plants grown from your own seed not only cost you nothing, they are specifically adapted to the conditions of your garden: soil, light, temperature, etc.  Come find out...

Report for last week and new opportunities

Faith Feeds has now passed the 16,000 lb mark for this season! Thanks to the generosity of dozens of local growers and volunteers, hundreds of nutritionally underserved folks in our community have shared in the bounty of the land that supports us all. Last week we...