This spring, Deschutes Recycling, located at Knott Landfill, started a vegetable garden to grow produce for donating to local food banks. Employees planted and maintained the garden throughout the spring and summer.
Deschutes Recycling worked with NeighborImpact to determine the best vegetables to plant for the garden. The garden included potatoes, zucchini, peas, squash, carrots, onions and beans. This season Deschutes Recycling donated 160 pounds of produce to NeighborImpact.
"NeighborImpact really appreciates receiving local produce for distribution to our Partner Agencies, said Steve Murray, NeighborImpact Food Bank Coordinator. “The product we received from the garden at Deschutes Recycling has helped us provide nutritious food to Central Oregonians. We look forward to future partnership with Deschutes Recycling and their garden."
“This has been a great project that our company and employees have been very excited to kick off. We are always looking for ways to give back to our communities and we can’t wait to see this garden grow each year which will increase the amount of food we are able to donate,” said Brad Bailey, president Deschutes Recycling.
