MEDIA ADVISORY: SENATOR SHELLEY MAYER RECOGNIZES WESTCHESTER LAND TRUST (WLT) FOR FIGHTING FOOD INSECURITY IN WESTCHESTER DURING THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC.
WLT’s Sugar Hill Farm will be awarded 1st Place Community Garden Award.
Sugar Hill Farm produces an average of 7,000 servings of produce each year which is donated to local food pantries.
BEDFORD HILLS, NY -- On Friday, October 16th, Senator Shelley B. Mayer will award Westchester Land Trust (WLT) with the 1st Place Community Garden Award for its work fighting food insecurity in Westchester during the Coronavirus Pandemic. Volunteers of all ages help plant, water, weed, and harvest crops in WLT’s Sugar Hill Farm from April through October. The produce that is harvested is donated to local food pantries fighting food insecurity.
Senator Shelley Mayer’s Garden Contest asked residents to nominate home and community gardens that add beauty to our communities during this difficult time. The office received numerous submissions and touching stories of residents turning to gardening as an outlet during the pandemic. WLT’s Sugar Hill Farm was chosen for the 1st Place Community Garden Award for its work fighting food insecurity in our communities.
Before the Coronavirus crisis began, one in five Westchester residents was living with food insecurity. Due to the financial impact of the pandemic on families’ budgets, that need has more than doubled, according to Feeding Westchester, Westchester’s food resource distribution center.
WHEN:
Friday, October 16, 2020
2:00 PM
WHAT:
Senator Shelley Mayer recognizes WLT’s Sugar Hill Farm for helping fight food insecurity in Westchester during the Coronavirus Pandemic .
WHERE:
WLT’s Sugar Hill Farm
WHO:
- Senator Shelley B. Mayer;
- Lori Ensinger, President of Westchester Land Trust;
- Westchester Land Trust staff & volunteers.
About Senator Shelley B. Mayer
Senator Mayer was elected to the New York State Senate to represent the 37th District in an April 2018 Special Election, and she was subsequently re-elected in November 2018. The 37th State Senate District includes the Cities of Yonkers, White Plains, Rye and New Rochelle; the Towns of Bedford, Eastchester, Harrison, North Castle, Mamaroneck, and Rye; the Villages of Bronxville, Larchmont, Harrison, Mamaroneck, Port Chester, Rye Brook, and Tuckahoe; and the unincorporated hamlets of Katonah, Bedford Hills, and Armonk. Click here to read more about Senator Mayer.
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