About This Project
Summary
AmpleHarvest.org is reducing hunger and fresh food waste across all 50 states by enabling gardeners (not farmers!) to donate surplus harvests to local food pantries. This 16-year-old nonprofit eliminate barriers that once blocked donations - dramatically improving access to healthier food nationwide. Its zero-logistics, cost-free strategy leverages scalable technology to connect 62 million gardeners with nearby pantries, empowering sustainable, hyperlocal solutions to hunger and malnutrition.
Goals & Objectives
The goal is to shift America’s approach to hunger and nutrition by educating and enabling millions of gardeners to donate surplus harvests. By turning awareness into action, AmpleHarvest.org redefines how communities access healthy food - replacing scarcity with abundance and waste with purpose.
Results & Impact
AmpleHarvest.org flips the script on hunger by enabling 8,300 pantries in 5,700+ communities including 40 on Native American reservations, to get accept/distribute donated surplus harvest. No trucks. No costl refrigeration. Just healthier families, less waste, and a stronger, more resilient America.
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