From Betsy Leonard, technician, Department of Horticulture:
On September 28, members of Alpha Zeta fraternity picked 40 bushels of organic peppers from research plots at the Homer C. Thompson Vegetable Research Farm, Freeville, N.Y. The peppers were donated to Food Bank of the Southern Tier. ( Loaves and Fishes of Cortland and Friendship Donations Network also receive food from the farm.)
Total donations from the farm since 2004 topped 1,000,000 pounds this season.
It was nice to pick some quality food for the local food bank. There is a lot of food out there yet to be picked. We will likely be out there again, Betsey. Thanks for the recognition.