Every week, Ross Edwards quietly sorts boxes of wholesale produce in the Willing Hands warehouse alongside our Warehouse Coordinator, Scott. The good-looking food goes straight on the delivery truck, the too-far-gone items go straight in the compost, and everything in between will be carefully sorted by volunteers the following day. The work can be slimy […]
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When Morgan Duncan first heard about Willing Hands, she was immediately drawn to the idea of gleaning produce from local farms to feed food-insecure community members. But she was nervous to get involved. With some gentle encouragement from her manager at King Arthur Baking Company, she took the leap and attended her first volunteer session.
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On Wednesday mornings, Morgana Isenberg can be found arranging produce and flowers. With the help of volunteers, she packs bags of fresh produce, dairy and eggs. She readies bouquets of hand-cut flowers. Then she waits for the cars to start rolling in. The drive-through farmer’s market, which is free and open to the public, is
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Robin Wittemann describes herself as a “facilitator of things.” That’s an understatement. Robin is the director of Baby Steps Family Assistance, a human services nonprofit that provides food, clothing, and other necessities to Claremont-area families and seniors. Many of their clients have recently left a shelter and are trying to get their feet under them
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John Collier is fascinated by blueberries. It’s been that way since he was a child growing up in the Catskills near a mountaintop carpeted in lowbush blueberries. When his family moved to New Hampshire, they brought some of the bushes along, and bought some high bushes to add to the mix. Fast forward a few
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Mud season has arrived, which means gardening season is right around the corner! The Willing Hands garden team is busy planning for the upcoming season at our four plots: the Willing Hands Garden at Cedar Circle Farm, the Farmacy Garden at Dartmouth-Hitchcock, 198 Church Street and Goodrich Four Corners.  The gardens play an important role
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