The Garden Project at the North Pocono Public Library announced the 2025 harvest of fresh vegetables that went to the local food pantry in North Pocono. A total of 1,108 pounds of fresh produce was harvested this summer/fall by over 20 volunteers who planted, weeded, watered, picked and weighed the varied crops scattered among the 21 raised beds behind the library. The crops donated to the food pantry included potatoes, beans, lettuce, cabbage, onions, cucumbers and tomatoes. The 11-year grand total of crop donations is 11,954 pounds. The North Pocono Food Pantry is open to the public on Thursdays from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., plus on the first Wednesday of the month from 5-6:30 p.m. The pantry is open to anyone in need in the North Pocono School District and serves 250-plus families per month. The library is located at 1315 Church St., Moscow (right off the Route 380 Moscow exit). The vegetable garden is located right behind the library. Parking is available in the library lot. Visit www.lclshome.org/north to learn more about the Garden Project and what the library offers the community. Project volunteers are, front row, from left: Grace Mielczarek, Michele Hokien, Judy Coleman, Mary Alice Acquaviva and Lisa Cummings; and back row: Anne Wombacker, Peter Anania, Deb Aston, Maureen Anania, Amy Pocius, Donna Walsh, Ruth Connolly and Nicole Umbaugh.
