They say you reap what you sow.
This week the Harvest Solutions Farm in Irvine has been reaping about 40,000 pounds of cabbage that is headed to those in need.
Volunteers and staff are planning on harvesting that amount each week, year round, to be distributed through the Second Harvest Food Bank Orange County.
Volunteer Lesley Grant tosses a cabbage to the next in line during the first harvest at Harvest Solutions Farm in Irvine, CA on Thursday, November 18, 2021. The 45-acre farm will gather about 40,000 pounds of cabbage a week for the Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County. It is a collaboration between South Coast Research and Extension Center and Solutions for Urban Ag. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Volunteers pass cabbage down the line to fill bins during the first harvest at Harvest Solutions Farm in Irvine, CA on Thursday, November 18, 2021. The 45-acre farm will gather about 40,000 pounds of cabbage a week for the Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County. It is a collaboration between South Coast Research and Extension Center and Solutions for Urban Ag. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Volunteers load bins with cabbage during the first harvest at Harvest Solutions Farm in Irvine, CA on Thursday, November 18, 2021. The 45-acre farm will gather about 40,000 pounds of cabbage a week for the Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County. It is a collaboration between South Coast Research and Extension Center and Solutions for Urban Ag. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Volunteer Breeana Bey, right, passes a cabbage to Katie McLaughlin during the first harvest at Harvest Solutions Farm in Irvine, CA on Thursday, November 18, 2021. The 45-acre farm will gather about 40,000 pounds of cabbage a week for the Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County. It is a collaboration between South Coast Research and Extension Center and Solutions for Urban Ag. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Volunteers pass cabbage down the line during the first harvest at Harvest Solutions Farm in Irvine, CA on Thursday, November 18, 2021. The 45-acre farm will gather about 40,000 pounds of cabbage a week for the Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County. It is a collaboration between South Coast Research and Extension Center and Solutions for Urban Ag. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Volunteers load bins with cabbage during the first harvest at Harvest Solutions Farm in Irvine, CA on Thursday, November 18, 2021. The 45-acre farm will gather about 40,000 pounds of cabbage a week for the Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County. It is a collaboration between South Coast Research and Extension Center and Solutions for Urban Ag. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Broccoli is growing at Harvest Solutions Farm in Irvine, CA on Thursday, November 18, 2021 as volunteers pick the first crop of cabbage in an adjacent field. The 45-acre farm will gather about 40,000 pounds of cabbage a week for the Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County. It is a collaboration between South Coast Research and Extension Center and Solutions for Urban Ag. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
“For us to be able to provide not only nutritious food, but locally grown nutritious food has special meaning to us,” said Claudia Keller, chief mission officer at Second Harvest.
“We’ve been looking at our mission through the lens of food insecurity, but we also have to factor in nutritional security,” Keller said. “Not just eating, but what people eat. We’re providing a foundation for a healthier OC.”
The farm will be growing other vegetables such as zucchini, squash, bell peppers, sweet corn and broccoli throughout the year.
The 45-acre farm is a collaboration between Solutions for Urban Ag and the South Coast Research and Extension Center.
When the property is fully planted, they expect to harvest 160,000 pounds of fresh produce per month.
Second Harvest is looking for 150 to 200 volunteers a week to help pick crops.
Those 13 and older can sign up at feedoc.org/volunteer.
This post first appeared on ocregister.com
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