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Marguex smiling with lettuce behind her

Lettuce revolutionaries fight food waste and feed families

Here at Feeding America West Michigan, we believe everyone should have access to fresh, local produce – including our food insecure neighbors. Revolution Farms takes this belief to heart by choosing to donate 1 percent of its hydroponically grown lettuce.

Posted on October 7, 2019October 7, 2019 in Donor Spotlights, Friends of the Food Bank

Food Bank Farm returns for second season

Two years ago, Feeding America West Michigan tried something new. We decided to grow our own produce: three acres of sweet corn at Eastmanville Farm in Ottawa County. The results: more than 17,000 pounds of homegrown food for our neighbors … Continue reading →

Posted on July 6, 2015July 6, 2015 in Farm

Mattner family donates portion of Benton Harbor Fruit Market to Food Bank

Benton Harbor, Michigan — March 16, 2015 — A big slice of the Benton Harbor Fruit Market is now dedicated to hunger relief. Download the Press Release The family of Eau Claire farmer and produce broker Jeffery Marc Mattner donated … Continue reading →

Posted on March 17, 2015July 29, 2019 in Press Releases

Planting Day at Eastmanville

At 11:30 yesterday morning, we got a call from Matt Hehl. He was at Eastmanville Farm with his tractor and our bag of seed. The long-awaited day had finally arrived. Sweet corn doesn’t do well in waterlogged soil, and for … Continue reading →

Posted on June 13, 2013June 13, 2013 in Farm

Setting our roots in the Eastmanville soil

Picture 60,000 seedlings breaching the top soil on a farm in Ottawa County. Then imagine those seedlings growing into six-foot-tall stalks ripe with ears of sweet corn, each one destined for the plate of someone struggling with hunger. As you … Continue reading →

Posted on April 26, 2013May 10, 2013 in Farm

Activity kits equip families to make most of food assistance

Mary and another volunteer sort food at Feeding America West Michigan

Meet 40 people who’ve helped
us fight hunger over 40 years

A mom and her two daughters sit in a car

Not low-income enough: “In-between” neighbors face challenges

A senior man carries a box of food. He's in front of a sign that says Marcy's Pantry. There's a strawberry on the sign.

Small town rallies to serve neighbors through Marcy’s Pantry

Mobile Food Pantry Video

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