help food pantry

[noire.livejournal.com]

If you have cans of food that you aren't going to use or too much of a good thing from a winter farm share, consider donating to the food pantry at St. James Church 1991 Mass Ave. (on the corner of Mass Ave and Beech St. in Cambridge.) For the very good reason that many usual donors are diverting their donations to Haiti, this local food distribution point is critically low.

Of course we WANT donations to go to Haiti! But if you aren't going to mail off that one can of beans you didn't use when your brother was in town--why not drop it off for those in our neighborhood in need.

Comments

[whaler.livejournal.com]

One good reason to give any items you might have locally is anything you send there needs to be sorted for distribution, tying up aid workers: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/21/us/21charity.html

Good luck!

[oneagain.livejournal.com]

Thank you for posting this.

[jadelennox]

I have nothing now, but I always have excess in the summer (I am the drop off for a CSA and there's always a box or two left behind). Does this food pantry take that kind of donation in the summer?

Good luck for now, though.

[sungold123.livejournal.com]

This may seem like a silly question but - Do you take perishable goods from winter farm shares? If so, I have many potatoes, carrots, & parsnips... One can only make so much soup!

[noire.livejournal.com]

Yes they do! Thank you!

[noire.livejournal.com]

Yes, fresh produce is great as long as it hasn't already perished.

Thank you!

[chenoameg.livejournal.com]

When are the drop off times, and what food is not welcome?