Invest an Acre program asks farmers to help fight local hunger

If you’re a Minnesota farmer and you want to play an even bigger role in fighting hunger in your own community, check out the “Invest an Acre” program.

Six food banks serving Minnesota are asking farmers to participate in Feeding America’s “Invest an Acre” program by pledging revenue from their 2014 crop, with the goal of having 1,000 acres pledged in Minnesota this year.

How does “Invest an Acre” work?

• Farmers are asked to visit HarvestToEndHungerMN.org and pledge the revenue from an acre, bushel or any amount of their 2014 crop to help fight hunger in their own communities.
• When harvest nears, farmers will be reminded to go online to create a donation form to bring to their local elevator with their grain donation.
• All of the donation stays in the farmer’s community, and all of the money goes directly to buy food for hungry families.

Hunger is often a hidden problem in rural Minnesota. Challenges in transportation, access to social services and unemployment present additional obstacles in assisting those who need it in rural areas. “Invest an Acre” is one more way farmers can help out and ensure that their entire donation stays in their own community.