US (OK): Growtainers provide Oklahoma food bank with year-round produce
The organization also understands that for many of them, access to affordable fresh fruit and vegetables is an issue.
A new initiative by the food bank is hitting both of those fronts by allowing it to grow and distribute lettuce and tomatoes year-round.
The food bank recently purchased two growtainers. The food bank is growing three types of lettuce and tomatoes in the 40-by-8-foot containers. There are about 1,800 lettuce plants and 360 tomato plants.
“For us, what’s really exciting about this is that Oklahoma weather can be so harsh,” said Eileen Bradshaw, executive director of the food bank. “These gardens are hail proof, heat proof.”
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