Donations from personal gardens help Valparaiso food pantry meet needs of clients

Donations from personal gardens help Valparaiso food pantry meet needs of clients: hook describes personal garden donations as one of the great misconceptions about which food items patrons in need prefer.

"I've been here since 2000, and it's not just shelf staples like canned goods and boxed goods that people want and need," Shook said.

"Now, more than ever, people are realizing the value of fresh fruits and vegetables and produce of all kinds and we're happy to accept any donations from anyone with gardens who have extra to share."

Shook said the food pantry in Valparaiso provides for more than 1,600 client visits a month, so any donations are happily accepted

Street food philanthropy | Life and style | guardian.co.uk

Street food philanthropy | Life and style | guardian.co.uk: When Paul Newman set up his Newman's Own brand to generate millions of dollars for charity each year, he was called a "food philanthropist". Farmers in Africa started planting chilli peppers around fields to deter elephants from trampling the crops, and then got the idea of selling "Elephant Pepper" hot sauces to fund elephant conservation. Gordon Ramsay did his Seriously Good sauces for Comic Relief but, in Britain, we've been slow to catch on to food philanthropy. Now, that's all starting to change, and street food is leading the way.