Ozarks Food Harvest

Ozarks Food Harvest addresses hunger across the region. Some of the thousands of pounds of food they share are grown on their own plot of land. Thanks to a $200,000 grant and recent improvements they are growing and sharing more food than ever.

Plant it Forward, an annual event by Ozarks Food Harvest and Crosslines Community Connections, was held Wednesday.

The Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive is Saturday, May 10, and letter carriers will pick up nonperishable food for area agencies to hand out.

A large donation of eggs to a Springfield-based food bank will be distributed by local food pantries.

OFH said it will lose an estimated $3 million worth of food this year.

The event, from 3 to 7 at Panera on S. Campbell, benefits Ozarks Food Harvest's Weekend Backpack Program.

The campaign by Ozarks Food Harvest offers several ways to help.

The two nonprofits have been partners for more than three decades.

Don Landon has volunteered at OFH for seven years.