Huron Soil And Crop Donates $5,000 To Huron County Food Bank Distribution Centre

by Bob Montgomery

The Huron County Soil and Crop Improvement Association marked Giving Tuesday, on December 3, with a donation of $5,000 to the Huron County Food Bank Distribution Centre.

Huron Soil and Crop made the donation possible, thanks to the work of agricultural producers who volunteer at the Huronview Demonstration Farm and by harvesting and selling the crop at the Huron County Demonstration Farm at the Huronview complex south of Clinton. The Huron County Soil and Crop Improvement Association is pleased to be able to help others at this time of year and to give back to the community while also improving soil health at the Huronview site. The Huron County Soil and Crop Improvement Association is able to plant the crops and conduct trials, including cover crops, at the Huronview Demonstration Farm, thanks to a lease with the County of Huron. 

To learn more about the Huronview Demonstration Farm, visit huronview.net

 The Huron County Soil and Crop shown at the Huronview Demonstration Farm, for the cheque presentation, are (left to right) Peter Nonkes, director of North Huron Food Share and HSCIA Vice-President; Sharon Devine, HSCIA Secretary-Treasurer; Mary Ellen Zielman, Executive Director of Huron County Food Bank Distribution Centre; Wim Feddes, HSCIA President; and Rick Kootstra, manager of Huronview Demo Farm.

Photo courtesy of Huron County Soil and Crop