Ways Wish Farms is Feeding a Need Amid COVID-19 Crisis

Posted by Paul Rusnak|April 2, 2020

Early spring in Florida is strawberry time. Plant City-based Wish Farms knows a thing or two about that, making its mark in the local community and well beyond with its signature product and generosity for many years. In the face of COVID-19, the grower and year-round marketer of strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, and raspberries, is stepping up to aid local food banks the best way it can – with fresh fruit, and lots of it.

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Local food banks in the Tampa, FL, area received a bounty of strawberries from Wish Farms recently. More than 220,000 pounds of fresh product was delivered in a two-week span.
Photos courtesy of Wish Farms
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Special delivery from Wish Farms for the Florida Baptist Children's Home.
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Strawberries and smiles served up at the United Food Bank of Plant City, FL, courtesy of Wish Farms.
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Wish Farms strawberries to go at the Kiwanis Club in Brandon, FL.

Over the last two weeks, Wish Farms has donated 220,000 pounds of fresh strawberries (equivalent to 241 pallets on 9 semi-trucks) to Feeding Tampa Bay, United Food Bank of Plant City, and others.

“Our industry has been under pressure to keep produce flowing to consumers during this unprecedented time. Our team is working diligently to keep our retail customers stocked,” says Gary Wishnatzki, Owner of Wish Farms. “However, we can’t forget that many millions of Americans were already food insecure before this crisis hit. We stand ready to support our food bank partners now and in the future because everyone deserves to have access to healthy food.”

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