Pennsylvania Horticultural Society launches Harvest 2020 Initiative
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The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) believes all people can
play a role in combating food insecurity. PHS is launching Harvest 2020,
a multi-faceted initiative aimed at mobilizing 100,000 gardening
enthusiasts and other individuals in the Greater Philadelphia region to
grow food for themselves in their individual gardens, share food grown
within their communities and with local hunger relief organizations,
donate funds for food gardening education, or to help supply gardening
resources to people in underserved communities. The initiative is timely
with the food growing season underway, along with the increased demand
for fresh food during the COVID-19 crisis. The expected collective
action from Harvest 2020 will bring at least 5 million pounds of fresh
produce to Philadelphia-area kitchens and food banks, supporting the
health and well-being of communities across the region.
The current PHS community is comprised of over 300,000 people and works
in more than 250 neighborhoods throughout the Greater Philadelphia
region. Harvest 2020 will involve thousands of gardeners around
Philadelphia by asking them to commit as a grower (someone who grows
food for themselves and their family); a sharer (one who commits to
donating food through hunger relief organizations or directly within
their communities); or a donor (someone who supports Harvest 2020
efforts through a monetary donation). Harvest 2020 has been designed for
anyone to participate, from individuals that haven’t gardened before
and are looking for healthy food for their family, to those with
gardening expertise that can grow enough to share and help support food
banks that serve those most in need.
Partners are welcome to participate in Harvest 2020 by providing
donations to support the initiative. Sponsors are also invited to
participate, with a number of opportunities available to help PHS
amplify its food growing/sharing message across Greater Philadelphia.
Potential partners and sponsors should contact Jimmy Owens, VP Business
Development, at jowens@pennhort.org.
For more information on Harvest 2020, or to pledge as a grower, sharer,
or donor, visit PHSonline.org/harvest2020, or call 215-988-8897. Updates
on the initiative can be found via PHS’s social media using
#PHSHarvest2020.
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