Food Bank of Delaware sets garden volunteer open house March 5 in Milford

The Food Bank of Delaware announced additional volunteers are needed to help with a variety of tasks at the organization’s new facility in Milford.

To educate the community about Food Bank’s new 3.5-acre garden and share more information about volunteer opportunities, garden open houses will take place Tuesday, March 5. There will be three 45-minute sessions starting at 10 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Interested attendees may select the time that works best for them and will get to meet Caroline May, community garden manager, and Kyle Brolis, FBD agricultural program director. 

Since moving into the new building, the organization has been better able to meet the needs of neighbors living with food insecurity through new and expanded programs that help with short- and long-term solutions.

In just the first month, the Food Bank Milford facility has assisted 1,406 households in the healthy pantry center; started training 23 students for new careers in warehousing/logistics and culinary arts; distributed 709,983 meals through the new warehouse; had 914 volunteer visits for a total of 2,503 hours donated; and constructed four high tunnels for the new 3.5-acre garden.

These efforts rely on committed and consistent volunteers, specifically those who can assist visitors to the healthy pantry center by registering and guiding them through the pantry, stocking shelves, sorting donations and packing meal bags and boxes in the volunteer room, and helping prepare the new garden for the upcoming growing season.

To sign up to participate in the open house, go to fbd.org/milford-garden. 

To sign up for a volunteer shift in the healthy pantry center, go to fbd.volunteerhub.com/vv2/lp/MHPC.