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WHAT A WASTE!
Some estimates indicate up to 40% of America's food supply goes to waste. That's over 100 billion pounds of food! At the same time, 49 million people are at risk of going hungry. The Heartside community is no exception. |
HGI has distributed over
SERVINGS of fresh produce since 2014, totaling over
POUNDS!
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Walk for Good Food with the Heartside Gleaning Initiative! The Access Hunger Walk is now the Access Walk for Good Food. HGI has set a goal of raising $500 for this event, which will help support agencies in the area (like us!) that address the root causes of food insecurity and poverty. You can help us by joining our Walk for Good Food team and/or by donating HERE!
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CONGRATULATIONS to HGI's graduate assistant, Brooke Heidenga, and GVSU Hospitality and Tourism Management Department graduate assistant, Collin Jonkman, on winning the best poster presentation at the Grand Valley State University Laker Effect Challenge on December 5, 2017.
The Laker Effect Challenge is described as being a "competition involving GVSU students, faculty and staff members who are tasked with creating an innovative idea that needs funding and helps the community." Brooke and Collin's poster, titled the "Heartside Gleaning Initiative Cookbook Printing Project," showed how they've created a cookbook filled with healthy, produce-based recipes.
The $500 award that they won will help print these cookbooks, which will be free of charge to Heartside residents. The recipes are simple, easy-to-follow and are catered to use ingredients that are accessible at food pantries throughout Grand Rapids. They will be passed out within the community by HGI volunteers and will be available inside local food pantries. The hope is that these cookbooks will encourage residents to implement new healthy meal options in their diet and ultimately increase overall health.
Grand Valley Lanthorn Article
The Laker Effect Challenge is described as being a "competition involving GVSU students, faculty and staff members who are tasked with creating an innovative idea that needs funding and helps the community." Brooke and Collin's poster, titled the "Heartside Gleaning Initiative Cookbook Printing Project," showed how they've created a cookbook filled with healthy, produce-based recipes.
The $500 award that they won will help print these cookbooks, which will be free of charge to Heartside residents. The recipes are simple, easy-to-follow and are catered to use ingredients that are accessible at food pantries throughout Grand Rapids. They will be passed out within the community by HGI volunteers and will be available inside local food pantries. The hope is that these cookbooks will encourage residents to implement new healthy meal options in their diet and ultimately increase overall health.
Grand Valley Lanthorn Article
Check out our new annual report highlighting our 2017 efforts!
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“I love knowing that our crops are going to help improve issues of food access and nutrition in the community!"
~ Andrew, owner of Earthkeeper Farm, vendor at the Fulton Street Farmers Market, and food donor to the Heartside Gleaning Initiative. |
Click here to read this article from The Rapidian to learn about our efforts and its impact on the Grand Rapids community.
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