HUNTERDON CO., N.J. — Nearly one million pounds of fresh vegetables could go to waste unless a Hunterdon County nonprofit can recruit enough volunteers to harvest its remaining crops before colder weather arrives.
America’s Grow-a-Row, which grows and donates fresh produce to food banks and hunger relief organizations, says it has roughly 10 days to harvest vegetables still in the fields.
Founder and President Chip Paillex says the organization urgently needs additional helping hands to finish the job…