St. Paul students spend day of service farming for food pantries
July 29, 2019 at 12:37 p.m.
Eighth graders and their teachers from St. Paul School, Princeton, recently spent a Day of Service on a Burlington County farm during which they collected leftover crops from a farmer’s fields for distribution to the poor.
It’s a practice that dates back to biblical times. The students gathered some 3,000 pounds of beets, Swiss chard and cauliflower that was distributed, in partnership with Farmers Against Hunger, to more than 30 food pantries and soup kitchens across the state.
On average, 7,000 New Jersey families benefit from the efforts of Farmers Against Hunger each week of the harvest season.
The freshly gleaned Swiss chard was transported directly from the farm to Camden’s Cathedral Kitchen for use as the primary ingredient in that evening’s soup.
Upon returning to Princeton, the students participated in an afternoon reflection on the day, as well as programs on the Catholic Church’s teaching on social justice, which was led by the parish youth ministry coordinator, Kaitlyn Mayer.
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Eighth graders and their teachers from St. Paul School, Princeton, recently spent a Day of Service on a Burlington County farm during which they collected leftover crops from a farmer’s fields for distribution to the poor.
It’s a practice that dates back to biblical times. The students gathered some 3,000 pounds of beets, Swiss chard and cauliflower that was distributed, in partnership with Farmers Against Hunger, to more than 30 food pantries and soup kitchens across the state.
On average, 7,000 New Jersey families benefit from the efforts of Farmers Against Hunger each week of the harvest season.
The freshly gleaned Swiss chard was transported directly from the farm to Camden’s Cathedral Kitchen for use as the primary ingredient in that evening’s soup.
Upon returning to Princeton, the students participated in an afternoon reflection on the day, as well as programs on the Catholic Church’s teaching on social justice, which was led by the parish youth ministry coordinator, Kaitlyn Mayer.
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