Fresh Connect Delivers Free Produce In Warminster

WARMINSTER, PA — At a free farmer's market Tuesday in Warmisnter, Bucks County residents in need were able to get their hands on fresh fruits and vegetables thanks to an effort by local charities and volunteers.

Fresh Connect, funded by the United Way of Bucks County, brings fresh, healthy food to the hungry all year long. The market returns to the same three locations, in Warminster, Bristol and Ottsville, on the same day every week to make the produce available.

On Tuesday, local Giant Food Stores employees volunteered at Fresh Connect's Warminster location. They helped set up and distribute the produce and Giant also made a $1,050 donation to the United Way to support the Fresh Connect Collaborative.

It was the kickoff of the grocery chain's Season of Sharing in which employees volunteer and donate toward three main charitable missions — feeding the hungry, supporting children and supporting troops. According to Fresh Connect, 16 percent of those facing hunger in Bucks County are children.

Fresh Connect is a collaboration of Bucks County Opportunity Council, Philabundance, Rolling Harvest Food Rescue, and St. Mary Medical Center.

Weekly it visits Warminster at noon on Tuesdays, Ottsville at 11 a.m. on Thursdays and Bristol at noon on Fridays. The locations are:

• Warminster Community Park, 1100 Veterans Way
• Previous site of Thompson Auto, intersection of Hwys. 611 and 412, Ottsville
• Bucks Community College, Lower Bucks Campus, 1304 Veterans Hwy., Bristol

Bucks County residents may register to get food from Fresh Connect on site. Income eligibility is 200 percent of federal poverty guidelines. See the eligibility requirements here.

To get more information on the program, or on how you can volunteer, click here.

Photos courtesy Giant Food Stores