Share the Harvest Program Not Benefiting Arnold Food Pantry
Director of the Arnold Food Pantry says her organization does not receive any venison from the Missouri Department of Conservation program, though it would like to.
Every year, the Missouri Department of Conservation sponsors the Share the Harvest program, which encourages hunters to donate their venison for use by local food pantries, the department’s website states. The program spans throughout St. Louis and Jefferson counties, where hunters bring the meats to assigned butchers who grind the meat, which is then picked up by area food pantries. “They (food pantry directors) tell us that providing protein-rich foods is their biggest challenge, and it is very hard for them to keep it in stock,” said Jim Low, spokesperson for the the department. “Lean meat like venison really is a treasure for them.” But Arnold’s food pantry, which, according to previous articles, has been struggling to obtain foods …
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