Farm Wagon
Perhaps you've seen our colorful Farm Wagon on the road
- it's a brightly painted beverage truck loaded with
fresh fruits and vegetables, salads, juices, dairy
products - and it's on the way to distribute this great
fresh food in the neighborhoods where the people who
need it most live. They can choose the food they want
and use it while it maintains high nutritional value.
Initiated in October 1999, the Farm
Wagon visits sites in Allen, Whitley, LaGrange, Adams,
Steuben, Huntington, Wells, DeKalb and Noble counties. Last year the Farm Wagon program distributed more
than 1.5 million pounds of fresh produce and other
perishables.
Here's
how the Farm Wagon works: a member agency agrees to host it
and arranges a delivery time. The agency publicizes
the delivery time to their clients. We stock the Farm
Wagon with produce and perishables, drive it
directly to the agency, open its doors, and allow the people
to select the fresh food of their choice.
If you are or know of someone who is a potential donor of
produce or other perishable food products please don't dump it! If it's salvageable,
Community Harvest Food Bank will get it into the hands of
those hungry families who need it most, usually within
hours, via the Farm Wagon.
CANCELLATION GUIDELINES FOR THE FARM WAGON
There will be no Farm Wagon deliveries if the following weather condition(s) occur:
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The outdoor temperature (actual or with the wind chill factor) at 7:30AM in Fort Wayne is 10 degrees F or less
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There is a declared snow or ice emergency in the city or county of the Farm Wagon delivery location
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There is a declared snow or ice emergency in Fort Wayne or Allen County
If any of the situations above exist at 7:30AM, the Farm Wagon deliveries in the affected area(s) will not occur that day. CHFB will make every attempt to have the cancellation of the Farm Wagon announced on all media outlets.
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