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I met Dennis McCarthy from Lazarus House at a recent Friends Of Kevin networking event. Were it not for the shred of class I have, there would have been visions of me barreling on top of people to make my way across the crowded room to meet Dennis. You see, I knew two things:  I am passionate about fighting to end childhood hunger in America and have been looking for a way to get more involved locally. Dennis was representing Lazarus House, which, at the time, I understood to be a loc... Read More

My oldest daughter and I are in the midst of The Food Stamp Challenge, hosted by Maryland Hunger Solutions.  The challenge is to eat for one week with the average food supplemental benefit allotted by the state of Maryland...$30 per person.
 Dinner #1 Broiled Chicken with
rice and frozen veggies.  My daughter was sent to
school with leftovers as her luch
(which is common practice for us) &... Read More

38 carrots making 25 pounds   Looks like our good friends and client www.goodcarrots.com Bruce Hogan at Hirschel Heritage Farm http://www.goodcarrots.com harvested close to if not slightly over 11,000 pounds of carrots on about 21,300 square feet. Good job Bruce, family and great friends for bringing in your harvest!   If you would like to order these high quality, fantastic flavored and super sweet organic carrots that do not spoil you can call Bruce at 509-286-3329, or email Bru... Read More

People are always asking us what makes you guys so different from the tons of vendors of garden products?   Here's the scenario from the farm to your table.   The growers are growing food that is low in nutrient value and quality. Some of the food spoils or is eaten up by insects and diseases right there on the farm and is thrown out or recycled back into the soil. The food that is harvested is crated up and shipped to food distributors. The food distributor throws out some of the food... Read More