We are grateful to be able to benefit from this history of agricultural education and production. The Wilmington College Farm has devoted 44,000 square feet of farmland to bulk vegetable production. All of the produce harvested from the college farms are donated to area food pantries and organizations that serve the hungry in Clinton County. In 2010, we distributed over 6,000 pounds of produce a majority of which was harvest from the Wilmington College Farm. There are several need-based agencies within Clinton and the surrounding counties that share food with the hungry and we work diligently to provide them fresh, nutritious foods as often as possible.
Sugartree Ministries, the largest food pantry in Clinton County, received over 1000 pounds of produce this season for their Thursday Choice Pantry. We also distribute to Clinton County Community Action, the Wilmington Homeless Shelter and Jackson Area Ministries, among others when the produce is harvested. Click here to view a complete list and interactive map of agencies we work with. Do you have excess produce to donate or does your organization need produce to distribute to those in need? Contact our Food Distribution Coordinator Jessica Braun at 937-382-6661 ext 306.
In 2010 we began a new initiative where we distributed the produce and the growing to local organizations. A Backyard Garden was built at the Clinton County Homeless Shelter to provide fresh produce and gardening lessons to the residents and a vacant building across the street from Sugartree Ministries became a lush garden that produced fresh food throughout the season. Residents at the Homeless Shelter not only learned how to grow their own food but also how to use it by participating in cooking demonstrations and received recipes presented by Grow Food, Grow Hope VISTAs.
In 2010 we began a new initiative where we distributed the produce and the growing to local organizations. A Backyard Garden was built at the Clinton County Homeless Shelter to provide fresh produce and gardening lessons to the residents and a vacant building across the street from Sugartree Ministries became a lush garden that produced fresh food throughout the season. Residents at the Homeless Shelter not only learned how to grow their own food but also how to use it by participating in cooking demonstrations and received recipes presented by Grow Food, Grow Hope VISTAs.
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