🌾 Harvest Festival: Sharing our harvest and supporting our local community

As Autumn arrives, communities across the UK are preparing to celebrate Harvest Festival – a time traditionally associated with giving thanks for the food we have and sharing our harvest with others.

For many schools, churches, community groups and families, Harvest is also an opportunity to turn that thankfulness into action by donating food to their local foodbank.

🥫 A tradition that makes a real difference

Harvest Festival has a long tradition of collecting food and other essentials to share with people who may be struggling. Today, those donations remain incredibly valuable to foodbanks across the UK.

Foodbanks provide emergency food and practical support to people who have been left without enough money to afford the essentials.

Food donations from local communities help foodbanks keep their shelves stocked and ensure that essential items are available for people who need them.

💚 Every donation can help

A Harvest collection doesn’t have to be huge. A few tins or packets donated by each person can quickly become a substantial collection.

If your school, church, workplace or community group is planning a Harvest collection this year, please consider donating to Hart Foodbank.

Together, our local community can make sure that the spirit of Harvest – sharing what we have and looking out for one another – continues to make a difference long after the Harvest Festival celebrations are over. 💚🌾

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