Non-profit organization helps feed those without transportation
By Diego Flammini, Farms.com
With Christmas only a few days away, a Virginia community group received a gift not even Santa can fit in his sleigh.
In 2008, Karen Day and McCabe Coolidge founded Plenty! and the “Portable Produce” initiative that delivers fresh produce to residents of Floyd County Virginia who are without transportation.
Their work is being recognized and they accepted a donation of a Yanmar LX4500 tractor from their local Yanmar dealer, T&E Small Engine.
The tractor, listed for as much as $22,500, is being donated because of what their 17 acre farm brings to food banks, school programs, and other places that need fresh produce.
“We at Yanmar America work hard to follow our founder's spirit of ‘Grateful to serve for a better world’. Our focus is to bring it to a local level and support organizations that have the same goal in mind,” said Keith Wainwright, Yanmar’s Agriculture Equipment Business Unit Manager. “We strive to provide sustainable solutions for needs which are essential to human life, and we focus on the challenges our customers face in food production and harnessing power, thereby enriching people’s lives for all our tomorrows.”
“The work that Plenty! does in Floyd, VA and the surrounding areas is a testament to its Passion for the Land, and Yanmar wants to be a part of supporting that spirit,” he said.