Florida Farm Bureau collecting food for Harvest For All

(Gainesville, Fla.) – For the second year in a row the Florida Farm Bureau and the Young Farmers and Ranchers Leadership Group have embarked on a campaign to help fight hunger in the Sunshine State.

Harvest For All, a campaign linking America’s Second Harvest with Young Farmers and Ranchers across the country, has been around since 2003 and it is with much enthusiasm that Florida Farm Bureau joins the program again this year. America’s Second Harvest, a food bank network, is the United State's largest charitable hunger-relief organization.

So far, YF&R members many counties have set goals and begun the process to achieve them.

“I am inspired by the support the Young Farmers and Ranchers have shown for this program,” said Rachel Kudelko, coordinator of the Young Farmer and Rancher program. “I know they are committed to making this program a success for everyone involved. This is a way for Farm Bureaus across the state to make a real difference.”

How to help

The Florida Farm Bureau’s inaugural Harvest For All campaign will conclude in October at the 2007 State Convention Oct. 10-12 at the Hilton Ocean Walk Village in Daytona Beach. Each county Farm Bureau is being asked to participate by bringing canned goods, making a monetary donation or donating volunteer time at a food bank.

County Farm Bureaus are also encouraged to accept donations from the public at their offices.

The Florida Farm Bureau Federation is the state's largest general-interest agricultural association with about 140,000 member-families statewide. Headquartered in Gainesville, the Federation is an independent, non-profit agricultural organization. More information about Florida Farm Bureau is available on the organization’s website, FloridaFarmBureau.org.