GWAA is asking you to plant an extra row in your garden and deliver the harvest to a food collection agency near you. You can participate as an individual or team up with friends or social groups, or possibly even start your own PAR campaign in your community. No matter how little space you have to plant an additional row of vegetables for giving, you can make a great contribution. Whatever you can give will be welcomed. Even if your garden consists only of ornamentals or a planter, add a few herbs.
Herbs are welcome because they add nutrients as well as flavor to food.
PAR also encourages you to share flowers with soup kitchens' guests and food bank staffers. What the produce food pantries and soup kitchens need most is firm, clean fruits and durable vegetables. If you have space, plant a row of broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, carrots, peas, green beans, tomatoes, sweet peppers, eggplants, summer and winter squash, zucchini, beets, potatoes, or onions and garlic. The key is to pick vegetables that travel and keep well. Harvest your produce at its peak of ripeness.