Plant a Row for the Hungry is a national program sponsored by the Gardener Writers of America. It promotes the growing of home vegetables and the giving of extra produce to local food banks.
The Inland Empire Gardeners sponsors PAR locally for the Inland Northwest area. If you are growing more fresh vegetables, fruit, or herbs than your family can use, please consider making a donation. PLANT A ROW (PAR) – DELIVERING THE HARVEST!
You Can Make a Difference It doesn’t take much to make a real contribution! The average harvest from a typical packet of seeds of a light vegetable, such as snap beans, weighs about 20 pounds. Dense vegetables, such as carrots, produce about 100 pounds. Try planting a row of one of these easy to grow vegetables: Tomatoes, Sweet potatoes, Garlic, Summer squash, Broccoli, Cauliflower, Winter squash, Beets, Potatoes, Carrots, Sweet peppers, Onions, Green beans, Peas, Asparagus, Eggplant, Cabbage, Greens, Lettuce, Zucchini, Kale, or Okra.
DONATION LOCATIONS Donations can be dropped off at the Second Harvest Inland Northwest Food Bank located at 1234 E. Front Ave. from 9am to 5 pm, Monday through Friday, or at a food bank located near you. Please see the list below for participation food banks. Contact food banks directly for best drop-off times.
Your donation will be weighed and you will receive a receipt, giving you a $1.50 per pound tax deduction.
AIRWAY HEIGHTS BAPTIST CHURCH 12322 Sunset Highway Airway Heights, WA 99001 (509) 244-2474
AMERICAN INDIAN CENTER 801 E. 2nd Avenue Spokane, WA 99202 (509) 535-0886
BETTER LIVING CENTER 25 E. North Foothills Dr. Spokane, WA 99207 (509) 325-1258
CARITAS FOOD BANK 2919 N. Monroe Spokane, WA 99205 (509) 326-2249
CHENEY FOOD BANK 100 Anderson Rd. Cheney, WA 99004 (509) 235-2325 msg
THE CITY GATE 170 S. Madison Spokane, WA 99204 (509) 455-9670 msg
ECCO FOOD BANK 500 S. Stone St. Spokane, WA 99202 (509) 625-6699
GREENHOUSE FOOD BANK 12 W. First St. Deer Park, WA 99006 (509)276-8224
MEAD FOOD BANK 12611 N. Wilson Spokane, WA 99021 (509) 466-7068
MEDICAL LAKE FOOD BANK 211 N LeFevre Medical Lake, WA (509) 299-3819
NORTH COUNTY FOOD BANK 40015A N. Collins Rd. Elk, WA 99009 (509) 292-2530
NORTHEAST PANTRY 4001 N. Cook St. Spokane, WA 99207 (509) 487-1114
NW ECUMENICAL FOOD BANK 3908 N. Driscoll Blvd. Spokane, WA 99205 (509) 325-4541
OTIS ORCHARDS FOOD BANK 4308 N. Harvard Otis Orchards, WA 99027 (509) 926-4909
OUR PLACE 1509 W. College Spokane, WA 99201 (509) 326-7267
THE SALVATION ARMY FOOD BANK 204 E. Indiana Ave. Spokane, WA 99207 (509) 325-6821 msg
SOUTHSIDE FOOD BANK 2934 E. 27th Ave. Spokane, WA 99203 (509) 535-2301 msg
SPANGLE FOOD BANK 305 E. 2nd Spangle, WA 99031 (509) 245-3362
SPOKANE VALLEY PARTNERS 10814 E. Broadway Spokane, WA 99206 (509) 928-7769
WESTMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN FOOD BANK 2705 W. Boone Ave. Spokane, WA 99201 (509) 329-0351
Other Ways To Help In addition to planting an extra row to help feed the hungry in our community, there are other ways you can contribute to this great cause.
-Volunteer to help plant a community garden.
-Donate vegetable seeds, tools, and gloves.
-Make a cash donation to purchase seeds.
-Serve on the planning committee.
-Encourage your friends, church and businesses to participate.
-Help with the harvest this fall.
To learn more about Second Harvest and Plant a Row, please visit www.2-harvest.org