Meat the Need . . . Farmers supporting our communities
Two years on, Meat the Need has passed amajormilestone, writes KEM ORMOND
In the midst of the Covid lockdowns during May 2020, dairy farmers Wayne Langford (Golden Bay) and Siobhan O’Malley (Hokitika) had a vision to connect our food producing farmers with New Zealand families in need.
That vision culminated in the creation of Meat the Need: a charity that earlier this year celebrated its two-year anniversary, and this month passed the major milestone of providing 1 million mince meals to families in need across the country.
At the core of the model is the generosity of New Zealand farmers who donate their livestock and are banding together to change the way we respond to food poverty.
The donated livestock is processed by Silver Fern Farms and then Meat the Need distributes the mince out to food banks and community organisations nationwide.
Read more below on the background of Meat the Need and how you can get involved.
Meat the Need is a national charity, designed to supply much-needed mincemeat to City Missions and food banks from Kaitaia to Invercargill, rural and urban.
Farmers start the ball rolling
Farmers are known for their generosity when it comes to caring for the community and when approached about being involved
in such a worthy cause, they have jumped at the opportunity to donate both livestock and cash to get this project under way.
Farmers can donate livestock as part of a regular booking with their Silver Fern Farms Livestock Repre