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Thanksgiving 2023

Posted on by Julia Murtha

As the season of Thanksgiving approaches, IFPN is on a mission to spread warmth, joy, and nourishment to those in our community who may be facing food insecurity.

Our goal? To provide over 2300 turkeys with all the fixings to ensure that every table has a reason to be thankful.

Read Feed Run Turkey Trot 2023

Posted on by Julia Murtha

Now, in our 17th year, the goal is the same as always – support the Literacy Volunteers of Morris County as they teach residents to READ, help the Interfaith Food Pantry Network as they FEED residents in need, and keep each one of us fit with our annual holiday RUN.

 

SCHEDULE-Thanksgiving Morning, 11/23/2023
7:00 a.m. Packet Pick-up & On-Site
Registration
8:30 a.m. 5K Run
8:45 a.m. 1 Mile Fun Walk/Run
9:15 a.m. Kids’ Trot (12 & under)
9:30 a.m. Awards Ceremony

Turkey Trotter – $35          Turkey Trotter with USATF NJ Member Discount – $32 (online only)
1 Mile Fun Run – $30          Kids Trot – $10          Day-of registration: add $5 to 5K and 1M

 

 

 

 

 

2023 Community Garden and Home Produce Donation Guidelines

Posted on by Julia Murtha

Thank you for sharing your produce with our Food Pantry clients. Please follow the following guidelines to help us provide local fresh produce for our clients to enjoy.

  1. DO NOT HARVEST or deliver food if you are not feeling well.
  2. Wash or sanitize your hands before you begin to harvest.
  3. After harvesting the vegetables, put them in empty clean containers such as ziplock bags, food grade bags, or clean bins.
  4. Community Gardeners and CSA donors – If you have large amounts of produce, it helps us if you can separate the items by type – swiss chard together, kale together cucumbers together, etc.
  5. Please label hot peppers and also herbs.
  6. If you are storing harvested produce in your refrigerator before you bring it to us, please store it in a clean bag on the top shelf of a clean refrigerator away from raw meat.
  7. READ THE IMPORTANT MESSAGE BELOW.

There is nothing like beautiful fresh garden produce- 

BUT, if it is overripe, overgrown, wilted, has bolted, is showing signs of decay or mold, or is severely bruised, or contaminated by animals, PLEASE take it to the compost pile – not the Pantry!  We will not give it to our clients and then we must dispose of it.

Drop off hours

Monday-Thursday 9:30 am – 4:30 pm

Friday by arrangement. Call 973 538 8049 ext. 217

2 Executive Drive, Morris Plains, NJ

Before you come to the Pantry, please label the produce with your name and address (home growers) or the name of your Community Garden or CSA.

Bring your donation to the Warehouse Door.  Ring the bell and someone will come get the produce from you.

2023 Produce Donation Guidelines