This year’s ‘Food donations by the numbers … ‘
93,425 – Pounds of fresh produce from the Homer C. Thompson Research Farm in Freeville donated in 2011 to food relief efforts such as Food Bank of the Southern Tier and other local organizations.
1,204,462 – Total pounds donated since 2004, including potatoes, sweet corn, snap beans, cabbage, peppers, tomatoes, melons, winter squash and pumpkins.
322, 215 and 100 – Bushels of apples, gallons of cider and pounds of plums (along 6 pecks of pears and 30 pounds of grapes) donated by Cornell Orchards in 2011 to food pantries, schools and other organizations.