# Food Bank Challenge **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 20, 2014, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-bank-challenge/698996 "2014-09-20T02:38:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2014, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-bank-challenge/698996/21 "2014-09-21T04:58:55Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > My local food bank has a drive where once a year they stand outside supermarkets and ask for donations. I’ve seen people with a full cart refuse and mothers with children and one bag give something. Maybe they send money to the food bank. Maybe they volunteer some other way to the community. Who can say. ---
**Author:** ![Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e4f/32.png) [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2014, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-bank-challenge/698996/22 "2014-09-21T14:28:35Z")
> [@missred](#): > > When my dad was still gardening, there were many years after retirement that he had an overabundance of garden produce. He got in the habit of donating the excess to a local food pantry and to a soup kitchen. > > Although they are perishable, fresh produce is appreciated by organizations. Especially the stuff that is commonly eaten raw. I’ve mentioned this in some other threads, but it’s probably a good place to repeat it. If you want to do as **missred** ’s father did, you can check out [Ample Harvest](http://ampleharvest.org/) to find a food bank in your area that is willing to take your extras. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-bank-challenge/698996.md?page=1)