Posted on May 25, 2024
A Canadian Farmer Had Millions of Surplus Potatoes and Worked Overtime to Give Them All Away
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In his email inbox, he saw a letter from the industry group Keystone Potato Producers Association which happened to be spotlighting the work of a US food charity outfit Farmlink Project.
Farmlink arose from the government-enforced business closures and supply chain disruptions during the pandemic, and was responsible for connecting farms with surplus food with food banks cut off from usual deliveries.
Since 2020, they have rescued around 100 million pounds of food from going to waste on farms and distributing it to food banks across North America. Contacting some other farmers he knew, Hofner was soon able to offer Farmlink 12 million pounds (5.4 million kg) of potatoes for donation.
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Farmlink arose from the government-enforced business closures and supply chain disruptions during the pandemic, and was responsible for connecting farms with surplus food with food banks cut off from usual deliveries.
Since 2020, they have rescued around 100 million pounds of food from going to waste on farms and distributing it to food banks across North America. Contacting some other farmers he knew, Hofner was soon able to offer Farmlink 12 million pounds (5.4 million kg) of potatoes for donation.
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A Canadian Farmer Had Millions of Surplus Potatoes and Worked Overtime to Give Them All Away
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Food/Chow
Food Production
Farming
Canada
Charity
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A1C Medrick "Rick" DeVaney
.. And Far Overdue ~ It Could Have Been Done Decades Ago.
And Only Hope And Effort Will Keep It Going; It's Up To Us, The World's People.
And Only Hope And Effort Will Keep It Going; It's Up To Us, The World's People.
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I Find It Interesting To Discover,
How Much More People Will Do, When The Government Says:
" We Can't Do It ~ Because It Can't Be Done"
How Much More People Will Do, When The Government Says:
" We Can't Do It ~ Because It Can't Be Done"
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A1C Medrick "Rick" DeVaney
Sometime Ya Do Things Because Ya Should.
~ No Other Reason Need Be Stated ~
As I Think That's A Perfectly Clear Statement.
~ No Other Reason Need Be Stated ~
As I Think That's A Perfectly Clear Statement.
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