Homegrown Hunger Relief

07/15/2023

It's the most bountiful time of year! Donate your excess produce every Sunday at a Donation Station near you to help end local hunger.

06/28/2023

Did you know you that there’s a Pledge a Pound program with Fresh Food Connect? We would love for you to participate! 💕🌱♻️

12/18/2022

Sunday is Homegrown Hunger Relief day!
You can donate your excess garden produce to help nourish neighbors in need.

08/07/2022

Today’s the day to share your excess garden produce and help neighbors in need. Homegrown Hunger Relief donation stations are open every Sunday at:
🍅 San Diego Botanic Garden
🍊 Encinitas Library
🍓 Olivenhain Germania Hotel
🌽 Encinitas Community Garden
🍇 Healthy Day Partners - Harvest Yard
All fresh food goes directly to local food pantries and feeding programs.

04/26/2022

Come to Save the Food Fest this Saturday, and turn your excess into access!

Join us at Save the Food Fest this Saturday with Kitchens for Good, San Diego Food System, and Sustainability is Sexy! And turn your Excess into Access.
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/save-the-food-fest-tickets-310806048257

04/24/2022

It’s a beautiful day to turn your excess garden produce into healthy food access for neighbors in need!
You can drop off in the San Diego Botanic Garden main parking lot any time today 9-5. 300 Quail Gardens Drive. 💕🌱♻️ EVERY SUNDAY 💕🌱♻️

04/19/2022

Hello local gardeners - Turn Your Excess into Access!
You can donate your excess garden produce today at Jimbo's in Carlsbad, and receive a FREE veggie garden to grow more food! Help nourish neighbors in need, and end local food insecurity.
Donation Station and Grab & Grow Gardens available from noon - 4:00pm at The Forum Carlsbad.

Join us in Carlsbad today, celebrating Earth Month with in the . Drop off your excess garden produce to help nourish neighbors in need, and get a FREE veggie garden!

04/14/2022

This free workshop empowers you to grow a garden that nourishes family and neighbors, and teaches delicious ways to reduce food waste.

03/06/2022

Encinitas and Carlsbad residents: Do you have lots of citrus, kale, herbs, broccoli, etc. in you home garden this winter? Want it to help nourish neighbors in need?!
You’re invited to bring your excess garden produce for drop off at the Homegrown Hunger Relief donation station in the San Diego Botanic Garden’s main parking lot every Sunday! We will make sure it gets to the Community Resource Center’s Food and Nutrition pantry, so food insecure participants have equal access to healthy food.
Together, we can end hunger, and grow a healthier, more resilient community.
💕🌱♻️

02/08/2022

Thank you for another day of beautiful donations! Your fresh, homegrown produce will nourish neighbors in need. Together, we’re growing a healthier, more just, and more resilient community! 💕🌱♻️

02/05/2022

We’re excited to see what fresh food you can donate to help end hunger in the community!
Produce that might be ripe in your garden, and needed to help nourish neighbors in need:
Any/All citrus 🍋🍊
Broccoli 🥦
Cauliflower
Cabbage
Kale
Lettuce 🥬
Avocados 🥑
Herbs
Carrots
Bok Choy
Arugula
Passion fruit
Scallions
Collards
Beets
and….?
See you tomorrow! 💕🌱♻️

01/31/2022

This is what we love to see when pulling up to a HOMEGROWN HUNGER RELIEF cooler to collect your fresh food donations on Sundays!
Bags of excess garden produce on top of the cooler, because the cooler is overflowing with fresh produce to help nourish neighbors in need!
Thanks to San Diego Botanic Garden for hosting a donation station in their parking lot every Sunday! 💕🍋💕🍊💕🍋💕🍊