Oppenheimer’s speech will introduce an adaptation of the award-winning nationwide hunger and food waste solution to meet the needs of Indian Country. Since 2009, AmpleHarvest.org has enabled 8,000 food pantries in 4,200 communities in all 50 states to receive donations of locally grown and freshly harvested garden produce from America’s 62 million gardeners. With guidance and leadership from Tribal Elders and Indigenous food sovereignty experts, this program is now rolling out to Indian Country at no cost to food pantries or gardeners.
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