Help bring fresh, locally grown produce to households facing hunger in our community, while supporting small local farms.
MAKE A DONATION ONLINE TO HARVEST FOR THE HUNGRY NOW!
Last year, you helped provide over 50,000 lbs. of local, fresh locally grown produce an to our network of foodshelves and hunger relief programs.
By contributing to Harvest for the Hungry, you can support Minnesota and Western Wisconsin farmers, and help us deliver these fresh nutritious foods to the tables of hungry families who cannot often afford the luxury of fresh, locally-grown produce.
Your donation will be used to purchase the produce at best possible price from our partnering farms. Your contribution will be evenly distributed among the participating farms, listed below, or you may designate your entire donation to a specific farm.
Gain Knowledge and Spread Awareness
Download a Harvest for the Hungry brochure:
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EFN will deliver the produce purchased with Harvest for the Hungry donations to our network of foodshelves and on-site meal programs for FREE.
Participating Harvest for the Hungry Farms:
Foxtail Farm is in eight miles south Osceola, Wis. in the St. Croix River Valley. They grow 40 to 50 different organic vegetables, raise sheep and hens, and participate in farmers markets. They are heavy into the "basics" like basil, sweet corn, potatoes, tomatoes and salad greens. They do not currently have a web site, but you can call them at (715)294-1762 for more information.
Harmony Valley Farm is three-and-a-half hours southeast of the Twin Cities, 45 minutes away from La Crosse, Wis. Their organic crops range from specialty vegetables to berries but are best known for their high quality salad mix, sauted greens and spinich.
Big River Farms is 30 minutes from North St. Paul. They are program of the MN Food Association, building a more sustainable food system in Minnesota. They specialize in fresh vegetables, herbs, eggs, chickens, turkeys and bedding plants. Last year, they supplied 15,000 pounds of produce to hungry Minnesotans.
Ploughshare Farm is a certified organic farm located 18 miles north of Alexandria on 160 acres of fertile soil bordering the Chippewa River. They claim to have some of the highest quality produce in MN, growing a wide variety of organic vegetables and some fruits.
Riverbend Farm is located 30 miles west of Minneapolis, just west of Delano. Their major markets are local natural food co-ops, independent, chef-driven restaurants and a Community Supported Agriculture program.
Turnip Rock is a small farm in Western Wisconsin that believe food is a right not a privilege, that everyone deserves clean and healthy food.
Women's Environmental Institute is a nonprofit, environmental justice retreat center, with sustainable agriculture to support their educational environment. They are equally committed to producing quality seasonal vegetables, herbs, fruit and apples as they are to promoting ecological awareness.