{"id":114696,"date":"2020-03-31T08:05:34","date_gmt":"2020-03-31T18:05:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=114696"},"modified":"2020-04-02T13:34:27","modified_gmt":"2020-04-02T23:34:27","slug":"master-gardeners-donate-fruits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2020\/03\/31\/master-gardeners-donate-fruits\/","title":{"rendered":"CTAHR<\/abbr> volunteers donate fruits of their labor"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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Fruit Hui volunteers maintain the research orchard at the Urban Garden Center.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The work of long-time University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at M\u0101noa College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources<\/a> (CTAHR<\/abbr>) volunteers is more crucial than ever with limited access to fresh food during the COVID-19 crisis.<\/p>\n

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Volunteers harvest 200 pounds of fresh tropical fruit each week for the Hawaii Foodbank<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For years, the Fruit Hui has tirelessly maintained the research orchard at CTAHR<\/abbr>\u2019s Urban Garden Center in Pearl City. The group typically harvests more than 200 pounds of fresh tropical fruit per week, picked at the peak of ripeness. Since these trees are maintained for research projects, not for their produce, the volunteers donate all excess fruit to the Hawaii Foodbank. In 2019, they volunteered some 9,000 hours, collecting 14,000 pounds of fresh and nutritious food for Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>‘s hungry.<\/p>\n