We couldn’t be happier with our own Horticulturist Lisa Dubik. She and her volunteer gardeners have produced the finest crop of fresh food we have ever seen at the Food Bank. We’ve also been lucky this year with community groups donating to us through Grow a Row (Burlington Together) and Grow to Give (Burlington Green). Below are a few tips for harvesting and delivering to us for distribution.

• Make sure your harvested vegetables are fresh, clean, dry and labeled.
• Garden grown vegetables can look different then commercially grown vegetables.  Labeling the vegetables help our recipients identify and incorporate fresh food into their meal plans.
• Garden vegetables picked at perfect ripeness are full of nutrients and flavor. We can ensure high quality tasty food by harvesting vegetables in the early morning.

Here is a link to a great article about harvesting.