Feeding the Hungry – A Homemade Video On How You and Your Children Can Make A Difference For A Food Bank!

According to AmpleHarvest.org,”an estimated 100 billion pounds of food, enough to totally eliminate hunger, is thrown away annually in the United States.” Be shocked – and then make a difference for your community by stopping the waste.

Regularly clean out your food pantry - – if you are not eating the food in your home, donate it to a local food pantry before it gets outdated. If you grow a garden and have leftover vegetables, do not leave it standing on the plants; take it to a local food pantry and donate it to someone who could really use it like we  did in the above video. Organizations like AmpleHarvest.org enable neighbors in need to obtain garden fresh produce that might be left standing unharvested due to over production in home and community gardens. Please send food pantry’s that are unregistered to this website to help make a difference for people in your community.

Above is a homemade video my daughter and I made about collecting vegetables from the garden and taking it to be donated. Having my eight year old help plant and grow the plants, then film our trip, gave her a strong sense of ownership with the experience. Notice how excited and proud she is that she is bringing “her baby” the pumpkin to give to some other child.

All of our children should understand and identify with the feeling of caring for others, most especially those in need right in our very own neighborhoods. Building our community means building our economy and contributing to the emotional health of other human beings. Of all lessons in life, I believe this one should take priority for our children. Grow a garden if you can because it can make a real difference for the world. Teach your family and neighbors how to grow a garden as well. Get started planning right NOW – at the end of this gardening season – to plan for next year’s vegetable garden. Purposely plant vegetables which are easy to grow and which might be mass producers so you can contribute more to help those who really need it. If you cannot grow a garden on your property, invite your neighbors to participate or build a community garden on a local community property.

What will you do to have your children understand the importance of helping the hungry?

Shawna Coronado says Get Healthy! Get Green! Get Community! www.thecasualgardener.com, The Green Blog - www.gardeningnude.com, or The Garden Blog - http://thecasualgardener.blogspot.com

Comments

[Shawna Coronado]

Thanks everyone - it was fun to make and my daughter really loves helping people. Awesome!

Shawna

[shirley bovshow]

You are a great example to your daughter and other people Shawna. Great video
Shirley

[Joe Lamp'l]

Fun to watch and a great activity to involve children in! Keep up the great and inspiring work Shawna!

[Charlene Ann Baumbich]

YAY! Good job. Important. Easy. Rewarding. Blessing.

[Helen Yoest @ Gardening With Confidence]

Hey Shawna! I loved this. It is so good to see you with your daughter do great things, as always. Helen

[Shawna Coronado]

Kent,

Thanks - It's so awesome to see how excited she is to participate in this experience. I love it!

Shawna

[Kent French]

Hi Shawna!
Thanks so much for sharing this video. I think this will be quite an inspiration for my grandchildren. I plan to get them all involved in such a project next spring.
Kent