Corn Harvest to Benefit Food Bank, Senior Center

Volunteers from the , members of the Project FRIENDS Program and several helpful residents gathered on Thursday afternoon to harvest corn for neighbors in need from land on Flat River Road. 

Tim Gallagher, Owner of  has planted and donated crops and produce to the Coventry Food Bank for four years and 2012 is no exception. Gallagher explained that three separate corn plantings ripened simultaneously, making it imperative that the crops be harvested quickly.

Thursday's harvest yielded 40 boxes of sweet corn weighing 40 pounds each - a total of 1,600 pounds that was distributed on Friday to Senior Center participants and to the food bank.

"Tim has been very generous in donating plants and produce over the past few years," said Bob Robillard,  Social Worker and active member of the Community Garden. "It's great to have the food donations as well as the volunteers to help out."

Because of later plantings, customers of Old Sawmill Farm, located at 2473 Victory Highway in Coventry will have fresh produce, including sweet corn through October.