Plant A Row

Plant A Row for the Hungry is a national program sponsored by The Garden Writers Association that encourages garden communities to donate fresh vegetables, fruit, herbs and flowers to people in need. Inter-Faith Food Shuttle is the Triangle’s PAR partner, distributing your produce to local food pantries, shelters, and other hunger-relief organizations.

How can I Help?
It’s easy to help! Individuals, communities, and churches in the Triangle area can help feed the hungry through the Inter-Faith Food Shuttle by becoming PAR members and donating extra produce.

1. Sign up to be a PAR member by contacting Katherine Andrew Katherine@foodshuttle.org or Don Eli foodsourcing@foodshuttle.org
2. Drop-off produce!

Where do I drop off my PAR produce?

• Inter-Faith Food Shuttle-  Monday-Saturday 8:00 am-4:00 pm
  • 1001 Blair Drive Raleigh, NC 27603
• IFFS Durham Service Center- Tuesday 10-1pm
  • 1720 Guess Road Suite 14 Durham, NC 27701 
• Logan’s Trading Company- Monday-Friday 9-6pm, Saturday 8:30-6pm
  • 707 Semart Drive Raleigh, NC 2760
• Western Wake Farmers Market- Saturday 8-12pm
  • 1225 Morrisville Carpenter Rd Cary, NC
• Whole Foods Market in Cary- Friday 7:30am-9pm
  • 102B New Waverly Place Cary, NC 2751
• Downtown Raleigh Farmers Market-  1^st Wednesday of the month 10am-2pm
  •  City Plaza on 400 block of Fayetteville Street
• And more to come!  (Email Katherine, katherine@foodshuttle.org for more information)

Safety guidelines for PAR donations

• We cannot accept: 
  • Food grown from gardens that use sewage sludge or human excrement as fertilizer
  • Food that has had pesticides applied within the last 2 weeks before harvest
  • Please call IFFS if you use animal manure to fertilize your garden.

 

Don’t have a garden? You can still lend a hand!

• Encourage others to become PAR members and donate their produce!
• Organize a garden at your work or church for future donations to IFFS – Consider setting a goal for how much you want to donate back to the community.