A Kansas City organization called After the Harvest is working to rescue fresh produce that might otherwise not find its way to a family’s table.
YOU'VE HEARD THEPHRASE -- IT TAKES AVILLAGE -- AND THAT'SWHY WE ARE SOGRATEFUL TO EVERYONEFOR THEIR DONATIONSAND HELP.41 ACTION NEWS ANCHORLINDSAY SHIVELY ALSOTALKED TO A GROUP WHODEDICATES THEIR TIME TOHARVEST FOOD FOROTHERS.Every child deserves freshfruit and vegetables and ONEKC GROUP HELPINGHARVESTERS -SPECIALIZES IN SAVINGTHOSE FRESH FRUIT ANDVEGETABLES TO FEED THEHUNGRY THROUGHGLEANING.
THEY'VE BEENNAVIGATING CHANGESBECAUSE OF COVID19 TOO.WE CAUGHT UP WITHVOLUNTEERS FROM'AFTER THE HARVEST'PLUCKING TOMATOESFROM THE K-STATEOLATHE HORTICULTURECENTER.
TYPICALLY THECENTER DONATES UP TOTWENTY THOUSANDPOUNDS OF PRODUCEAFTER THEIR RESEARCHTHAT AIMS TO HELP SMALL,LOCAL FARMERS.
BUT THISYEAR - BECAUSE OF THEPANDEMIC - THEY ARERUNNING A SMALLEROPERATION.
THEY STILLPLANTED A "VICTORYGARDEN" THEY CALLED ITJUST TO DONATE.CARY RIVARD / K STATE OLATHEHORTICULTURE CENTERyou know everybody back inMarch and April were thinkingabout ways they could helpyou know with all these issuesrelated to food shortages andfood is something we have alot of around here we're veryfortunate here at the researchstation that were spoiled withlots of good healthy produce."AFTER THE HARVEST"SAYS SINCE THE PANDEMICSTARTED - THEIRVOLUNTEERS HAVERESCUED MORE THAN AMILLION POUNDS OFPRODUCE, MOST OF THATWENT TO HARVESTERS BYTHE TRUCKLOAD.
THEYORGANIZE SEMI TRUCKSFULL OF PRODUCE FROMAROUND THE COUNTRYAND THEY ALSO GLEANLOCAL FARMS. THAT'SWHERE VOLUNTEERS GOIN 'AFTER THE FIRSTHARVESTAND RESCUE THATREMAINING PRODUCE TOGIVE TO THE HUNGRY.ZACH CALLAWAY / AFTER THEHARVESTit does add up and you knowsome of our gardens we workwith, they may donate 10zucchini and a box of tomato,and that doesn't sound likemuch, until you realize thatthat's, you know, possibly twoor three families worth of foodthat's possibly at a kitchen,five or six meals that arenourishing people and soevery little bit counts and sowe try as often as possible toconnect with any grower whowants to donate extra to us.and every little bit you areableto donate helps us too.
Soplease - help us fill thefridge,our drive continues today andthank you to everyone whohas already donated.lindsay shively, 41 actionnews.TOMORROW IS THE
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