The harvest is coming in! We are lucky that some crops haven't minded the cool and the wet. Some are simply a little late in coming along. The need is not late in coming, and it grows all the time. The call goes out to all gardeners to donate any extra produce they cannot put by for their own use to any of the food pantries or meal sites listed below. Several have been added to the list since the first posting.

Particpating Agencies
Agency Name: Bernardston Senior Center
Site Address: 20 Church St, Bernardston, MA
Program Type: Senior Center
Area Served: Bernardston, Northfield, Falls, Leyden
Contact Person: Dianne Cornwell Phone: 413-648-5413
Distribution Times: Tues & Fri ONLY, 9:00 AM to Noon

Agency Name: Center for Self Reliance Food Pantry

Site Address: 3 ½ Osgood Street, Greenfield

Program Type: Food

PantryArea Served: Franklin County & North Quabbin area

Contact Person: Dino Schnelle Phone: 413-773-5029

Distribution Times: Mon 11AM – 6PM, Tues, Thur, Fri 11AM – 5PM

Agency Name: Dial/Self Teen Line
Site Address: 21 Abbot St, Greenfield MA
Program Type: Meal Site, Pantry, Shelter
Area Served: primarily Greenfield & Turners Falls
Contact Person: Kelsey Wessels Phone: 413-774-7054 x102
Distribution Times: Mon - Fri Noon to 7PM, Sat, Sun 5PM to 7PM


Agency Name: Erving Senior Center
Site Address: 18 Pleasant St. Erving, MA Program Type: Meals Site Area Served: Erving in East CentralContact Person: Polly Kiely (413) 423-3308Distribution Times: Mon- Fri 8:30-2:30

Agency Name: Franklin Area Survival Center
Site Address: 96 Fourth St, Turners Falls, MA
Program Type: Pantry
Area Served: all of Franklin County
Contact Person: Mary Cavanaugh Phone: 413-863-9549
Distribution Times: Mon - Fri 10AM to 1:30PM,

Agency Name: Franklin County Community Meals Program Orange Food Pantry

Site Address: 7 South Main Street, Orange MA

Program Type: Pantry

Area Served: all of Franklin County

Contact Person: Amy Clarke Phone: 413-772-6994

Distribution Times: Thursdays 10AM to 3:00PM

Food can be brought to Pantry in Orange on Thursdays from 10AM to 3 PM or to Amy Clarke's home in Greenfield on Wednesdays


Agency Name: Frontier Senior Center

Site Address: 67 North Main St, South Deerfield

Program Type: Senior Center

Area Served: Deerfield, Sunderland, Whately

Contact Person: Karen Herold Phone: 413-665-9508

Distribution Times: Mon, Wed, Fri, 9AM to 12PM

Agency Name: Greenfield Salvation Army
Site Address: 72 Chapman St, Greenfield MA
Program Type: Meal Site, Pantry, Shelter
Area Served: Greenfield, Leyden & Turners Falls
Contact Person: Peggy Rockwood Phone: 413-773-3154
Distribution Times: Mon - Fri 8AM to 7PM

Agency Name: Hill Town Churches Food Pantry
Site Address: 1st Congo Church in Ashfield , Main St. Program Type: PantryArea Served: (9 Hill Town ) Ashfield, Buckland, Charlemont, Colrain, Conway, Hawley, Heath, Monroe, Plainfield, Rowe, ShelburneContact Person: Janet Rogers, 413-625-6086Distribution Times: Every other Tuesdays 4PM-6PM 6/30, 7/14, 7/28, 8/11, 8/25, 9/1, 9/15, 9/29, 10/13, 10/27.

Agency Name: Northfield Council on Aging
Site Address: 69 Main St. Northfield, MA 01306 Program Type: Meals Site ( ) Shelter ( ) Other ( )Area Served: Northeast Franklin CountyContact Person:
Suzanne Sweeney, Director 413- 498-2901 ext 14Distribution Times: Mon, Tue, Thurs. 9AM-2PM

Agency Name: Shelburne Senior Center
Site Address: 7 Main St, Shelburne Falls, MA
Program Type: Meal Site, Senior Center
Area Served: primarily Ashfield, Buckland, Colrain & Shelburne
Contact Person: Cathy Buntin Phone: 413-625-2502
Distribution Times: Mon & Thu 10:30 AM to 4:00 PM

Agency Name: West County Emergency Food Pantry

Site Address: 7 Main Street, Shelburne Falls

Program Type: Food Pantry

Area Served: Hilltowns of western Franklin County

Contact Person: Dino Schnelle Phone: 413-773-5029

Distribution Times: 3rd Wednesday of the month ONLY 3PM to 5:30PM

Cara Hochalter, pastor of the Charlemont Federated Church set to work with other volunteers to turn a strip of church lawn into a Squash Patch.

"Charlemont Federated Church is thrilled to be participating in Plant a Row for the Hungry by creating our own Squash Patch. Pat Leuchtman had this idea and helped us plant a patch using the lasagna method! Great fun and the little plants are already up and growing. Winter squash for Good Neighbors this fall!" Cara said.

Volunteers donated rotted manure, cardboard, wood chips and labor to set up the Squash Patch which should require very little labor over the summer. Some of us think that nothing is prettier in the edible garden than vigorous sprawling squash vines.

Participating Agencies

We gardeners often have extra produce that we cannot use. Think of all those zucchini bats! But they don't have to go into unlocked cars or onto the compost pile. There are those throughout the county who can use that fresh healthy food whether it is a head of lettuce or broccoli or a bushel of beans. The following is a list of agencies and meal sites who will gladly accept any amount of produce from your garden, along with their address and open hours. One of them may be near you.

Here's to happy eating for all!

Bernardston Senior Center
Site Address: 20 Church St, Bernardston, MA
Program Type: Senior Center
Area Served: Bernardston, Northfield, Greenfield, Turners Falls, Leyden & Deerfield
Contact Person: Dianne Cornwell
Phone: 413-648-5413
Distribution Times: Tues & Fri ONLY, 9:00 AM to Noon

Center for Self Reliance Food Pantry
Site Address: 3 ½ Osgood Street, Greenfield
Program Type: Food Pantry
Area Served: Franklin County & North Quabbin area
Contact Person: Dino Schnelle
Phone: 413-773-5029
Distribution Times: Mon 11AM – 6PM, Tues, Thur, Fri 11AM – 5PM


Dial/Self Teen Line
Site Address: 21 Abbot St, Greenfield MA
Program Type: Meal Site, Pantry, Shelter
Area Served: primarily Greenfield & Turners Falls
Contact Person: Kelsey Wessels
Phone: 413-774-7054 x102
Distribution Times: Mon - Fri Noon to 7PM, Sat, Sun 5PM to 7PM

Franklin Area Survival Center
Site Address: 96 Fourth St, Turners Falls, MA
Program Type: Pantry
Area Served: all of Franklin County
Contact Person: Mary Cavanaugh
Phone: 413-863-9549
Distribution Times: Mon - Fri 10AM to 1:30PM,

Franklin County Community Meals Program
Orange Food Pantry
Site Address: 7 South Main Street, Orange MA
Program Type: Pantry
Area Served: all of Franklin County
Contact Person: Amy Clarke
Phone: 413-772-6994
Distribution Times: Thursdays 10AM to 3:00PM,
Food can be brought to Pantry in Orange or to Amy Clarke's home in Greenfield on Wednesdays

Frontier Senior Center
Site Address: 67 North Main St, South Deerfield
Program Type: Senior Center
Area Served: Deerfield, Sunderland, Whately
Contact Person: Karen Herold
Phone: 413-665-9508
Distribution Times: Mon, Wed, Fri, 9AM to 12PM

Greenfield Salvation Army
Site Address: 72 Chapman St, Greenfield MA
Program Type: Meal Site, Pantry, Shelter
Area Served: Greenfield, Leyden & Turners Falls
Contact Person: Peggy Rockwood
Phone: 413-773-3154
Distribution Times: Mon - Fri 8AM to 7PM

Shelburne Senior Center
Site Address: 7 Main St, Shelburne Falls, MA
Program Type: Meal Site, Senior Center
Area Served: primarily Ashfield, Buckland, Colrain & Shelburne
Contact Person: Cathy Buntin
Phone: 413-625-2502
Distribution Times: Mon & Fri 10:30 AM to 4:00 PM

West County Emergency Food Pantry
Site Address: 7 Main Street, Shelburne Falls
Program Type: Food Pantry
Area Served: Hilltowns of western Franklin County
Contact Person: Dino Schnelle
Phone: 413-773-5029
Distribution Times: 3rd Wednesday of the month ONLY 3PM to 5:30PM

We Invite You to Join Us!

Since 1995, American gardeners have donated over 14 million pounds of herbs and vegetables to feed the hungry in our local neighborhoods and communities.

Plant a Row for the Hungry is proving that each person can make a difference! We hope that gardeners in Franklin County will consider joining us today. Stay tuned for updates.