The Hunger Moon

It’s noteworthy that in colonial New England the Algonquin Indian tribe referred to the moon in February as the hunger moon. Hunting conditions became very challenging then as snow piled up more and more, often achieving the highest levels in February. When this happened there was a precipitous drop in the tribe’s food yield until Spring. In modern times we are not affected as much by the weather but there are other obstacles decreasing our yield. In recent years, January and February produce the lowest level of food donations to U.S. food banks. Call it the Post Holiday Food Blues.

While Market Street Pantry is often blessed with large food shipments from Licking County’s Food Pantry Network, the amount varys and the future is always unpredictable. So please help us keep the back of the Church overflowing with your food donations. Peanut butter, and canned tuna fish, meats, fruits and vegetables are ideal.

In addition, it would be great if you could donate a little bit of your time to be part of our volunteer team. Our volunteer scheduling system is on sign up genius.com which is convenient and easy to use.  It allows you to choose your hours directly and make changes if needed.

For more information, contact Mary Lucas-Miller:  lucasmiller18@hotmail.com