FSA and NRCS employees harvested and donated 1.5 tons of watermelons. Pictured l to r: Roger Hobson, NRCS; Sharon Rust, FSA; Walker Jones, FSA; Ken Upshaw, FSA; Robert Taylor, FSA.
More than 1.5 tons of watermelons have been harvested and donated to help feed 100 families in Hanover County, Va. The project is part of the Feds, Farmers and Friends Feed Families initiative — a government-wide response to assist children and families in need of donated food. Six employees from the local Farm Service Agency and Natural Resources and Conservation Service harvested the watermelons from an area produce farmer and donated the fruit to the Shiloh Baptist Church, which is part of the mobile food pantry supported by the Central Virginia Food Bank. The Feds, Farmers and Friends Feed Families initiative began June 23 and runs through Aug. 31.
— by Linda Cronin, Virginia public affairs/outreach specialist
