Worm composting workshops with River Valley Elementary 2nd graders

Teaching River Valley Elementary students about the health benefits of the fruits and veggies we’ll use in our smoothies for Healthy Heart Month

Making Healthy Heart Month smoothies with River Valley Elementary students

Our super healthy smoothies were a big hit with the kids at River Valley Elementary

Early Spring seeding for River Valley Elementary’s Summer gardens

.One of our first donations in the early Spring, mostly comprised of overwintered veggies, at St. Mary’s Food Pantry in Niles, MI

Prepping beds and seeding lettuce, spinach, and more for late Spring harvests with River Valley Elementary students

Springtime mobile food pantry in Galien, MI - HFFF sponsored 6 Feeding America MFPs in 2019

Our cilantro went gangbusters in 2019!

Some of our raised beds, with young pepper plants and potato plants

Springtime donation to River Valley Senior Center in Harbert, MI

Our 1st donation to Anointed Impact Ministry in Benton Harbor, MI

Late Spring harvest of greens before school let out for Summer at River Valley Elementary

We dramatically expanded our recipe and nutritional info cards in 2019

Springtime donation to Redbud Area Ministries in Buchanan, MI

Springtime raised beds

Turnip the heat!

“Ruby Red” Orach - a tasty alternative to Spinach that’s resistant to bolting in the Summer heat!

Potato flowers

Head lettuce delivery

Springtime donation to Meals On Wheels of SW Michigan

Can’t beet those Touchstone Golds!

Purple Haze carrots. So sweet.

Our 1st-ever donation to Caring Cupboard food pantry in Bridgman

Pickle-ready cukes!

Summertime veggie garden

Summertime donation to Redbud Area Ministries food pantry in Buchanan, MI

Our 1st Mobile Food Pantry with Feeding America in Baroda, MI. Huge response!

Collard swirl

Produce packing party at Anointed Impact Ministry in Benton Harbor

Summertime bounty

We loved receiving surplus veggies (and sometimes even eggs!) from nearby gardeners like the Macdonald family

Huckleberry Vann filled up with Summertime donations

Red hot cayennes are not just loaded with flavor but also super good for you!

Another new food pantry we started working with this year: God’s Abundant Pantry at Andrews University in Berrien Springs

Diane Gibbons, our #1 volunteer of 2019, with a Summertime harvest of purple potatoes

Morning at the farm in late Summer

Keeping our kale and other cabbage family plants under a breathable row cover, even during the Summer months, was super effective at preventing damage from cabbage worms and other hungry insects

Farmer Billy talking with River Valley Elementary students about the nutritional benefits of school garden-grown tomatoes, peppers, and cucumbers (and HFFF onions and garlic) before using those ingredients to prepare and taste a late-Summer gazpacho soup at the beginning of the school year

Preparing gazpacho with River Valley Elementary kids

The gazpacho was a big hit! Que rico!

We grew over 40 lbs of scallions in 2019!

2019 was our 1st year growing leeks!

It was also our 1st year growing cabbage

Filling Huckleberry Vann up with an early Fall donation!

Fall mobile food pantry in New Troy, MI with Feeding America and Church of the Mediator

2019 was our 1st year distributing surplus apples from Richard Rutschman at Wild Raspberry Apple Orchard in Union Pier. So delicious!

We did our 1st “Everything But the Turkey” food pantry and winter clothing giveaway the day before Thanksgiving in Galien. Lily Harris and the Harris kids led the way in gathering monetary and in-kind donation from friends and family.