The growing season is in full-swing, and “Garden to Give” is back again this year. Marshall Public Library (MPL) is teaming up with The Idaho Foodbank to help get excess produce from your garden to the food bank.
The library will accept donations of locally grown fresh produce, including herbs, and transport it to the food bank. Since the first Garden to Give in 2019, MPL has collected several hundred pounds each year for the food bank, which will reach the people in our community who need it the most.
“We have so many devoted gardeners in Pocatello,” said Public Services Supervisor Amy Azzouzat with MPL. “And they get a lot out of our short season. The library is happy to serve as a collection point to get their garden overflow to people who need it.”
After a chilly June, the summer sunshine seems to be here to stay, and gardens around the city are flourishing. If you have more produce than you can eat or share with friends and neighbors, MPL will help you get the overflow to The Idaho Foodbank.
MPL will collect the fresh produce from July through October.
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