Midwest Food Bank Holds 'Kind Harvest' Event at Monument Circle

Midwest Food Bank holds 'Kind Harvest' event at Monument Circle

INDIANAPOLIS — According to Midwest Food Bank, one in five kids across Indiana goes hungry. That’s a statistic the organization is always working to improve. On Saturday, Midwest Food Bank's Kind Harvest event took over Monument Circle. “We’re hoping to raise about $2 million worth of food remembering that $1 will equal $30 dollars worth of food,” Midwest Food Bank Agency Coordinator Tomi Brooks said.  Brooks helps put on the event, which assist…

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Volunteers Help Hard-Hit Northern Indiana Farmer

Neighbors pitched in Sunday to help a Walkerton, Indiana farmer who lost a $70,000 farm-to-school contract and faced thousands of unsellable potatoes. The farmer had already planted the crops and invested in labor and equipment, but canceled markets and mounting loans left him in financial trouble. Volunteers helped harvest more than 20,000 pounds of potatoes, which will now go to local food banks, Northwest Indiana Food Council programs, and ar…