Share the Harvest. Giving what you’ve grown.

Fresh produce distributed to those in need is the core component of the Grow&Give Modern Victory Garden project. This site provides tips on how to donate your produce and how to connect to organizations who would love to receive it.

Additionally, our hope is that gardening and giving promotes a healthier, more mindful, and more sustainable lifestyle for you and your community.

Where to Donate Locally

Click here: Interactive Map of Locations Across Colorado

Donation Sites by County

Other Donation Site Resources

• Dept. of health map for food pantries
• Food Bank of the Rockies – Active Site List
• Hungerfree Colorado Map
• foodpantries.org
• http://www.findafoodpantry.org/

How to Donate Food

• Donation Labels : Grow&Give labels (pdf)
• What to grow? Great Produce for Giving (pdf)
• Steps for Donating  (pdf)
• Connecting with a Local Org Questions to Ask (pdf)
• Looking for a place to donate? Find information by county below.
• Report and celebrate the donation using the Report Your Donation Form

Food Safety Information

Colorado State University Extension has multiple resources for food safety. Please explore and consider these as you grow and give (and consume!):

• Keeping Your Produce Safe for Donation (pdf)
• Food Safety information
• Food Preservation in Colorado

Recipes & Food Resources

• Colorado Produce Calendar (click here)
• Apples
  • Apple Facts & Peanut Butter Wraps (recipe)
• Asparagus
  • Canning Asparagus (video)
  • Oven Roasted Garlic Asparagus (recipe)
  • Roasted Asparagus (video)
  • Asia Inspired Marinated Asparagus (recipe)
  • Simple Marinated Asparagus (recipe)
• Bananas
  • Banana Facts & Banana Pancake (recipe)
• Beets
  • Beet Facts & Roasted Beets (recipe)
• Blueberries
  • Blueberry Almond Baked Oatmeal (recipe)
  • Baked Blueberry Almond Oatmeal (video)
• Broccoli
  • Creamy Broccoli Soup (recipe & general use information)
• Carrots
  • Carrot and Apple Salad (recipe & general use information)
  • Carrot Top Chimichurri (recipe)
  • Carrot Top Pesto (recipe)
• Corn
  • Summer Corn Salad (recipe & general use information)
• Eggplant
  • Baked Eggplant (recipe)
• Leafy Greens
  • Dried Greens (recipe)
  • Kale
    • Kale Facts & Spicy Kale Soup (recipe)
  • Spinach
    • Strawberry Spinach Smoothie (recipe)
    • Cheesy Hot Spinach Dip (recipe)
    • Cheesy Hot Spinach Dip (video)
  • Swiss Chard
    • Garlicky Swiss Chard (recipe)
• Peaches
  • Peach Facts & Yogurt Berry Parfait (recipe)
• Peanut Butter
  • Peanut Butter Breakfast Cookies (Recipe & general information)
• Pinto Beans
  • Pinto Bean Facts & Beef Bean Chili (recipe)
• Potatoes
  • Roasted Herb Potatoes (recipe & health facts)
  • Cheesy Potato Chowder (recipe)
  • Potato Salad (recipe & general use information)
• Rice
  • Fried Rice (recipe & general use information)
• Rutabaga & Turnips
  • Facts & Every Day (recipe)
• Strawberries
  • Freezer Jam using Classic Pectin (video)
  • Freezer Jam using Instant Pectin (video)
  • Overnight cold/warm Strawberry Oats (recipe)
• Sweet Potatoes
  • Facts & Baked Sweet Potato Bites (recipe)
• Tomatoes
  • Tomato Basil Panini (recipe)
• Watermelon
  • Watermelon Salsa (recipe)
• Winter Squash
  • Facts & Spaghetti Squash Pasta (recipe)
• Zucchini
  • Zucchini facts & Summer Squash Stir-Fry (recipe)

Food Assistance Resources

• Colorado Department of Education – Emergency Feeding Webpage
  • School Meal Site Database (Department of Education)
  • Summer Food Assistance Program (Department of Education)
• Hunger Free Colorado – Resources (EN/SP)
  • Interactive Map

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