BNAN Food Pantry Assistant: Produce to Pantries

The Trustees of Reservations is looking for enthusiastic volunteers to receive, sort, and weigh local produce at food pantries. This year, the Boston Natural Areas Network (BNAN) is expanding the “Produce to Pantries” project affiliated with the Boston Gardeners Council. In the past two years, community gardeners and local farms have donated over a thousand pounds of produce to food pantries throughout Boston. Last year this program reached approximately 150 families in the first three months.

This year, we will be working with three food pantries within the city: St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, Dorchester House, and the Haitian American Public Health Initiative (HAPHI). We are excited to reach out to a larger range of communities in different neighborhoods and we hope to expand the program further in the coming years. As with any volunteer effort, we always need help!

• Receive local produce delivery at food pantry
• Weigh and sort produce
• Prepare produce for distribution

Locations & Times

1. St Mary's: Tuesdays 9–9:30AM
2. Dorchester House: Tuesdays 10:30–11AM

    

Bending and light lifting

• Give back to the community by providing quality produce to food pantries
• Exposure to locally grown produce

Shauna Mulvihill, BNAN Intern, 617.542.7696
Karen Chaffee, BNAN Stewardship Manager, 617.542.7696