While food bank lines have grown longer, millions of pounds of produce are still going to waste. When several Stanford University students heard about the huge amount of food1 every day, they were shocked and they knew they had to2 .
That's why they3 the Farm Link Project, a grassroots movement that not only4 supplies to charities, but also helps farmers earn money.
"The farmers want to donate their surplus food, but they can't5 to take on the associated6 , like packaging and transporting it," a student explained.
That's where Farm Link comes in. Funded by donations, they7 food from farmers and pay truckers to deliver8 to food bank distributors.
Their first projects in April alone transported 50,000 pounds of onions and 10,000 eggs and9 644,000 pounds of food across many states. The group quickly10 to include 20 students and graduates from five different colleges. "Our11 is to get produce where it is needed most," said another student. "No food bank should have to turn people away. "
With so many dedicated, caring individuals working12 to make that happen, we have no doubt they' ll13 their goal!
Talk about making a difference!14 Farm Link, families across the country won't have to worry about going15 .
