This month, volunteers will be saving wholesome excess food that was headed for the compost heap by turning it into delicious pies. Pies for People, a grassroots event organized by Sterling College, High Mowing Organic Seeds, Center for an Agricultural Economy (CAE), and the Hardwick Area Food Pantry, will combine surplus squash purée with donated ingredients to make into 200 pies, which will then be donated across the community.
Volunteers from the Hardwick area will meet up at both the Sterling College kitchen and the CAE kitchen to turn donated ingredients from High Mowing Organic Seeds, Pete’s Greens, Black Dirt Farm, Stillmeadow Farm, and more into healthful and tasty seasonal pies. These pies will be shared with neighbors in need during the Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday seasons.
“This project is a collaborative effort to provide members of our community in need with food that’s responsibly and locally grown,” said Sarah Waring, the Executive Director for the Center for an Agricultural Economy. “It relies on all of us working together, and we can't say enough about the people who choose to volunteer year after year, as well as our long-term partners who provide the raw ingredients.”
“This is about feeding the community, but also feeding the soul,” said Nicole Civita, Assistant Director of the Rian Fried Center for Sustainable Food & Agriculture at Sterling College. “Sterling College wants to support our community whenever we can. It’s an honor to continue to offer our space, equipment, time, and resources with our partners to make sure that excess wholesome food is put to its highest and best use and that everyone in the area has something delicious to eat for the holidays.”
The prep night for the crusts will be on Thursday, November 17th, at Sterling College in Dunbar Hall. Volunteers that night are welcome to join the Sterling College community for dinner at 6 p.m. before they roll up their sleeves with Sterling students and roll out the pie crusts. Crust workers should bring their own rolling pins. People interested in participating should contact Allison Van Akkeren, faculty member in Sustainable Food Systems at Sterling College, at avanakkeren@sterlingcollege.edu.
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