Navigation Community School Backpack Program Walther Farms is committed to supporting and investing in children, feeding the poor and hungry, and building local communities. One area of support and investment is in the Paw Pack program. Three Rivers Community Schools has over 60% of its students relying on free or reduced lunch for their weekday meals. As a response to the need, Walther Farms invested in the creation of the Paw Pack program. The program gives each registered student a backpack filled with food on Fridays to ensure they are fed through the weekend. The Paw Pack program started in 2009 with 12 students from one elementary school as part of the Walther Foundation. Today, the Paw Pack program has grown to support over 360 students in every school in the Three Rivers district. In the last year alone, more than 36,000 meals were packed for hungry and needy students. Other Walther Farms locations have implemented similar programs in their communities to help feed children. The Walther Foundation is a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization. If interested in supporting or donating to the foundation please contact Walther Farms at (269) 278-2383 for more information. We, as Americans are blessed to be have an incredible farm to table food system. United States food production has matured into one of the safest and most prolific in the world. Sharing our knowledge and best practices with those who wish to support themselves aligns perfectly with our mission and core values. As part of the Ethiopian Food Project, local Ethiopian farmers are provided with initial disease-resistant seed potatoes. They receive instruction in producing potatoes and are shown how to construct potato drying racks and storage facilities from readily acquired local materials. This process becomes self-sustaining for the farmers as they arrange to trade part of their potato crop every three years for clean seed potatoes. Those potato payments are used to start additional potato projects and school nutrition programs. For additional information, or to see how you can get involved, please visit the Ethiopian Food Project website. Search Recent Posts Core Value Spotlight – October 2021 2021 Youth Deer Hunt in South Carolina Core Value Spotlight – September 2021 Intern Spotlight: Eli – Purdue University Intern Spotlight: Paul – University of Florida Archives Archives Select Month October 2021 September 2021 August 2021 July 2021 June 2021 May 2021 April 2021 March 2021 February 2021 January 2021 November 2020 October 2020 September 2020 August 2020 March 2020 October 2019 August 2019 June 2019 May 2019 February 2019 December 2018 October 2018 August 2018 July 2018 May 2018 March 2018 December 2017 November 2017 October 2017 September 2017 July 2017 June 2017 May 2017 April 2017 November 2016 October 2016 September 2016 August 2016 July 2016 June 2016 May 2016 April 2016 March 2016 February 2016 January 2016 December 2015 November 2015 October 2015 September 2015 August 2015 July 2015 June 2015 May 2015 April 2015 March 2015 February 2015 January 2015 December 2014 November 2014 October 2014 September 2014 August 2014 July 2014 June 2014 April 2014 February 2014 January 2014 December 2013 Categories Announcements (5) Core Value Spotlight (51) Intern Spotlight (9) News (13) PURPOSE (13) WF Pride (119) HOME CAREERS & INTERNSHIPS BLOG LOCATIONS ABOUT WF EQUIPMENT Walther Farms 2021 Toggle the Widgetbar