Share the Harvest donates to Cassville Food Pantry
Above, a venison donation is being unloaded from a transport vehicle for delivery to the Cassville Food Pantry. Shown, left to right, are: Pete Landstad (pantry volunteer), Kevin Hedgpeth (wildlife management biologist/Mo. Dept. of Conservation), Dan Vanderhoef (Barry County conservation agent), and David Schuder (pantry volunteer)
Above, Kevin Hedgepeth (left), Dan Vanderhoef (center), with the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC), and Janet Mills (right), Cassville Food Pantry director, are shown with 600 pounds of venison donated by MDC.
March 31, 2021
Share the Harvest, a program offered through the Conservation Federation of Missouri, donated 600 pounds of processed venison to the Cassville Pantry on March 24, 2021.
The Share the Harvest effort provides a means for hunters to donate some of their harvest to help feed hungry people who can greatly benefit from the low fat and high protein value found in the meat.
“Protein is a highly sought after product to distribute at the pantry,” said Cassville Pantry director, Janet Mills. “We aspire to give out quality items with optimum nutritional value, such as the venison. Food products of this high-protein nature are tremendously beneficial to our pantry visitors. We feel very blessed to receive this shipment from the Share the Harvest program. What a great way for the local hunters to be able to give back to their local community.”
The deer that were donated to the Pantry were harvested from southwest Missouri. Hunters who participate in the program have the option to donate an entire deer, or a part of a deer, to area participating food pantry agencies.
Learn more details about the Share the Harvest program at www.confedmo.org.
Barry County conservation agent, Dan Vanderhoef, from the Missouri Department of Conservation, arranged for the processed venison to be delivered to Cassville Pantry. Wildlife management biologist, Kevin Hedgpeth, delivered the meat from the processor.
Cassville Pantry, at 800 West 10th Street in Cassville, will be handing out the venison through their Feeding America Pantry program which helps Barry County residents who deal with food insecurity.
Hours for food box distribution are Monday through Thursday, 9 – 11:15 a.m., and Thursday afternoons from 3:15 – 6 p.m.
For more information, phone or text Janet Mills at 417-846-7871 or find the pantry on Facebook at Cassville Pantry.
More information about Share the Harvest can be found on their website:
https://www.confedmo.org/programs/outreach/share-the-harvest/.
Share the Harvest, a program offered through the Conservation Federation of Missouri, donated 600 pounds of processed venison to the Cassville Pantry on March 24, 2021.
The Share the Harvest effort provides a means for hunters to donate some of their harvest to help feed hungry people who can greatly benefit from the low fat and high protein value found in the meat.
“Protein is a highly sought after product to distribute at the pantry,” said Cassville Pantry director, Janet Mills. “We aspire to give out quality items with optimum nutritional value, such as the venison. Food products of this high-protein nature are tremendously beneficial to our pantry visitors. We feel very blessed to receive this shipment from the Share the Harvest program. What a great way for the local hunters to be able to give back to their local community.”
The deer that were donated to the Pantry were harvested from southwest Missouri. Hunters who participate in the program have the option to donate an entire deer, or a part of a deer, to area participating food pantry agencies.
Learn more details about the Share the Harvest program at www.confedmo.org.
Barry County conservation agent, Dan Vanderhoef, from the Missouri Department of Conservation, arranged for the processed venison to be delivered to Cassville Pantry. Wildlife management biologist, Kevin Hedgpeth, delivered the meat from the processor.
Cassville Pantry, at 800 West 10th Street in Cassville, will be handing out the venison through their Feeding America Pantry program which helps Barry County residents who deal with food insecurity.
Hours for food box distribution are Monday through Thursday, 9 – 11:15 a.m., and Thursday afternoons from 3:15 – 6 p.m.
For more information, phone or text Janet Mills at 417-846-7871 or find the pantry on Facebook at Cassville Pantry.
More information about Share the Harvest can be found on their website:
https://www.confedmo.org/programs/outreach/share-the-harvest/.
