280 million healthy servings for people in need since 1982

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Since our founding in 1982, Rotary First Harvest - a program of Rotary District 5030 (RFH) has collected and distributed nearly 140 million pounds of produce.

RFH acts as a conduit between farmers and the programs that serve hungry individuals and families in our region. Farmers are occasionally left with surplus fruits and vegetables that can't be sold due to minor imperfections (such as carrots with two legs or apples that are the wrong size or color), or might not be harvested because of a glut on the market.

Traditionally, this nutritious produce would be sent to a landfill or left to rot in the fields. Instead, RFH directs it to those in need.

RFH’s mission is:

• To feed the hungry with surplus nutritious food
• Access and improve food distribution and transportation systems
• Develop innovative hunger relief solutions
• Replicate concept of RFH.