Connect and Collaborate

Connecting farms, truckers, food banks and volunteers for hunger relief.

Founded in 1982, Rotary First Harvest – a program of Rotary District 5030 (RFH) has collected and distributed nearly 160 million pounds of produce using a simple model to connect existing resources.

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.