Feeding the Hungry

April was a busy month for the Oregon organization known as Farmers Ending Hunger, a four year old not for profit created in order to gather donated food from Ag producers to give to food banks. Over one hundred and sixty thousand pounds of fruits and vegetables, in addition to donations of beef and pork to be processed into hamburger and sausage, were procured this year from farmers and ranchers who agreed to contribute to the organization. Dozens of volunteers have been working long hours to package the donated food items to ship out to local food banks. With the number of individuals and whole families needing assistance from food banks growing at an alarming rate daily more groups such as Farmers Ending Hunger are desperately needed across the United States. The farmers and ranchers who have joined Farmers Ending Hunger donate sizable portions of their produce production at no cost to FEH. They and the food processors and public volunteers who work with them to provide food for the needy represents the best of human nature; making a real effort to make a real difference for those in need.