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Published: 6/9/2021 4:22:55 PM
There’s a new garden outside the Greenfield Covenant Church that wasn’t there two weeks ago.
It took a little over a week for James Powell, a sophomore at ConVal High School and aspiring Eagle Scout, to prepare the land in back of the ministry center, construct the nine raised garden boxes that total 100 square feet of planting space inside a 150-square-foot footprint.
The project was twofold for the Greenfield resident who first joined Scouts in second grade: he needed a project worthy of Eagle Scout consideration, while at the same time Powell wanted it to be something that would benefit his community. The idea for the garden – which faces south and gets plenty of sun – is that vegetables grown in it during the summer months will go to the Greenfield Covenant Church Food Pantry, located just a few hundred feet from the garden area.
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit last year and thousands of New Hampshire residents lost jobs or were laid off, the expectation was that local food pantries would be flooded with new clients in need of food.Some pantries have seen an uptick in visitors.
April 13, 2021
Keene State’s Hungry Owl Food Pantry was recognized by the NH Food Bank, in the monthly spotlight section of the agency’s newsletter, for the service that the Hungry Owl provides to Keene State students suffering from food insecurity.
The Hungry Owl is a an on-campus student-run food pantry that provides nutritious foods and personal care items for Keene State students, faculty, and staff that are in need. They are located in the basement of Joslin Hall on campus and have five satellite locations around campus. Originally the Hungry Owl only provided non-perishable foods to the community but have expanded to providing fresh produce and hygiene items as well.
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