{"id":11220,"date":"2026-06-20T08:37:23","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T12:37:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/?p=11220"},"modified":"2026-06-20T08:38:42","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T12:38:42","slug":"napanee-community-food-bank-garden-17-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/2026\/06\/napanee-community-food-bank-garden-17-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Napanee Community Food Bank Garden &#8211; 17 years!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20230910_10340.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20230910_10340-299x243.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"299\" height=\"243\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-11221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20230910_10340-299x243.jpg 299w, https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20230910_10340-1023x830.jpg 1023w, https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20230910_10340-150x122.jpg 150w, https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20230910_10340-768x623.jpg 768w, https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20230910_10340-1536x1246.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20230910_10340-2048x1662.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 299px) 100vw, 299px\" \/><\/a>At a recent Lennox and Addington Horticultural Society  and Garden Club meeting (2026 June 17) it was noted that the club gave a donation to the ongoing efforts of a group of volunteers operating the Napanee Community Food Bank Garden, had completed 17 years of efforts.<br \/>\nThat is amazing!  Food is donated to the Salvation Army Food Bank.<br \/>\nThese are some images from the first year, 2010.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20100506-02-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20100506-02-299x148.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"299\" height=\"148\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-11222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20100506-02-299x148.jpg 299w, https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20100506-02-1023x505.jpg 1023w, https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20100506-02-150x74.jpg 150w, https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20100506-02-768x379.jpg 768w, https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20100506-02-1536x759.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20100506-02-2048x1012.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 299px) 100vw, 299px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20100506-03-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20100506-03-299x188.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"299\" height=\"188\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-11223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20100506-03-299x188.jpg 299w, https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20100506-03-1023x642.jpg 1023w, https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20100506-03-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20100506-03-768x482.jpg 768w, https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20100506-03-1536x964.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20100506-03-2048x1286.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 299px) 100vw, 299px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20100506-04-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20100506-04-299x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"299\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-11224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20100506-04-299x200.jpg 299w, https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20100506-04-1023x683.jpg 1023w, https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20100506-04-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20100506-04-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20100506-04-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20100506-04-2048x1367.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 299px) 100vw, 299px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20100506-05-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20100506-05-299x196.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"299\" height=\"196\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-11225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20100506-05-299x196.jpg 299w, https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20100506-05-1023x670.jpg 1023w, https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20100506-05-150x98.jpg 150w, https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20100506-05-768x503.jpg 768w, https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20100506-05-1536x1006.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20100506-05-2048x1342.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 299px) 100vw, 299px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20100506-06-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20100506-06-299x136.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"299\" height=\"136\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-11226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20100506-06-299x136.jpg 299w, https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20100506-06-1023x465.jpg 1023w, https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20100506-06-150x68.jpg 150w, https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20100506-06-768x349.jpg 768w, https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20100506-06-1536x698.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20100506-06-2048x931.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 299px) 100vw, 299px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20100506-07-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20100506-07-299x181.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"299\" height=\"181\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-11227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20100506-07-299x181.jpg 299w, https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20100506-07-1023x619.jpg 1023w, https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20100506-07-150x91.jpg 150w, https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20100506-07-768x465.jpg 768w, https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20100506-07-1536x930.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20100506-07-2048x1240.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 299px) 100vw, 299px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to one and all of our volunteers!<br \/>\nWe have been keeping track of our harvests since 2011&#8230; This is the first report from the fall of 2011 and includes 88 cabbages, 63 squash and 70 bushels of other veg.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2011foodbankreport.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2011foodbankreport-299x196.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"299\" height=\"196\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-11228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2011foodbankreport-299x196.png 299w, https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2011foodbankreport-1023x670.png 1023w, https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2011foodbankreport-150x98.png 150w, https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2011foodbankreport-768x503.png 768w, https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2011foodbankreport.png 1161w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 299px) 100vw, 299px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At a recent Lennox and Addington Horticultural Society and Garden Club meeting (2026 June 17) it was noted that the club gave a donation to the ongoing efforts of a group of volunteers operating the Napanee Community Food Bank Garden, had completed 17 years of efforts. That is amazing! 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