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Serving and Growing Food for the Catholic Multicultural Center

10/07/2024 06:00:28 PM

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Have you ever wondered how food pantry participants obtain fresh fruit and vegetables? The Madison area has ten community food pantry gardens that grow and donate fresh, nutritional, and culturally relevant food to supply local food pantries. For the last two years, TBE members have participated in this program through our partner, the Catholic Multicultural Center (CMC), which has the Emmett Schulte Food Pantry Garden in Verona. They distribute the produce at their food pantry and include it in their daily free meal program.

This August and September, about 20 TBE members came together to weed and harvest crops at the CMC garden. It was a wonderful way to get outside, learn a few skills, and get a chance to talk to old friends and meet new people, all while doing something so valuable for our community. We all agreed it was great fun and plan to volunteer again next year.
If you want to see how all the delicious produce is used, we have a volunteer opportunity for you! On the third Tuesday afternoon of every month, TBE volunteers serve meals to 40–50 low-income people at the Catholic Multicultural Center. This is another easy way to work with a small team and get to know other TBE members, as well as the people we serve. If you would like to join this fun volunteer activity, sign up here.

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