HOLIDAY FOOD DRIVE FOR THE COMMUNITY FRIDGE AND PANTRY

Holiday Food Drive

Saturday, November 11th

Saturday, November 18th

8:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

 

Kensington - Windsor Terrace Mutual Aid (KWTMA) has maintained a Community Fridge for perishable food and a Tiny Purple Pantry for non-perishable food since February 2021. The members of the group do this out of their desire to help relieve food insecurity and hunger in the neighborhood and decrease food waste.

KWTMA will have a community holiday food drive on Saturday, November 11th, and Saturday, November 18th, from 8:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

 

For the Tiny Purple Pantry, donations of rice, beans, flour, pasta, sugar, canned food, etc. would be appreciated.

 

For the Community Fridge, you're asked to donate eggs, milk, fresh fruit, fresh vegetables, butter, meat, frozen foods, etc.

 

KWTMA is "neighbors helping neighbors cope with the physical, mental, emotional, and economic needs intensified by the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing inequality."

 

Location

Windsor Farms Market/Key Food

589 Prospect Avenue 

between 10th and 11th avenues

Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn

PLANT SALE TO BENEFIT MUTUAL AID

 

 

Update from KWTMA: Our last Summer Plant Sale was a success! We raised money to fill the fridge and the pantry several times! Thanks again to neighbors who helped out and to Sue and her green thumbs for making it happen!

 

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Plant Sale

Saturday, June 19th, 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Garden plants, house plants, seedlings, and herbs will all be for sale to raise funds for Kensington-Windsor Terrace Mutual Aid. 

 

Proceeds will be used to purchase perishable food for the KWT Community Fridge at 137 East 2nd Street, near Fort Hamilton Parkway by the side entrance to the laundromat, and non-perishable food for the KWT Tiny Purple Pantry on E. 4th Street, also off Fort Hamilton Parkway.

 

Bangladeshi delicacies and coffee from Sonia Café will also be for sale.

 

Location

in front of a private house

309 E. 5th Street

between Church Avenue and Albemarle Road

Kensington, Brooklyn

NON-PERISHABLE FOOD NEEDED FOR THE KWT TINY PURPLE PANTRY

 

To help relieve food insecurity and hunger in the neighborhood, Kensington-Windsor Terrace Mutual Aid (KWTMA) has set up the KWT Tiny Purple Pantry for non-perishable food. Donate food items if you can or take whatever donated items you need so that you can enjoy adequate and nutritious meals.

 

The outdoor pantry is on E. 4th Street in Windsor Terrace, just south of Fort Hamilton Parkway, alongside Jaya Yoga East.

 

 

Non-perishable food has a long shelf life and doesn't have to be refrigerated before it's opened. Some examples of food to donate are

• fish (canned),
• poultry (canned),
• beans (canned and dried),
• soup (canned and packaged),
• vegetables (canned and dried),
• fruit (canned and dried),
• pasta, rice, and other grains,
• dried herbs and spices, 
• condiments,
  
• nuts and seeds,
• peanut butter and other nut butters,
• jelly, jam, preserves, honey,
  
• fruit juice (canned and in cardboard),
  
• shelf-stable milk,
• non-dairy milk,
• coffee,
• tea,
  
• dry cereal,
• crackers, and
  
• granola bars,
• protein bars.

 

In addition to the pantry, KWTMA has set up an outdoor KWT Community Fridge. It's for perishable food, and it operates on the same philosophy of "Give what you can; take what you need." The fridge is located at 137 E. 2nd Street, off Fort Hamilton Parkway, next to the laundromat. You can read about it at https://karmabrooklyn.blogspot.com/2021/03/which-food-to-donate-to-community.html.

 

A map of Community Fridges, Tiny Purple Pantries, and food banks in Brooklyn is posted at https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1sU_etWNgS4tWVbx5SSyjcTF09Pltl5an&ll=40.64801884051553%2C-73.9781280074266&z=18. 

 

Kensington-Windsor Terrace Mutual Aid is a local, all-volunteer, grassroots group of neighborhood people that formed at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic to meet the increased needs of neighborhood residents.

 

From its website: "We are neighbors helping neighbors cope with the physical, mental, emotional, and economic needs intensified by the COVID-19 pandemic. If you need help, please ask. If you have something to offer, please give."

 

website:  https://www.kwtmutualaid.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/KWTMutualAid/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kwtmutualaid/

WHICH FOOD TO DONATE TO THE KWT COMMUNITY FRIDGE IN WINDSOR TERRACE

 

 

Update: Pantry shelves have been added next to the fridge for donations of canned food and hygiene products. 

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Update: These additional items are welcome:

• Eggs
• Cooked deli meat
• Pastries and baked goods
  
• Beverages, bottled water, seltzer, and juice
• Halal food
• Kosher food

 

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What are the best types of food to donate to the new KWT Community Fridge that Kensington/Windsor Terrace Mutual Aid placed at 137 E. 2nd Street, off Fort Hamilton Parkway? These items are welcome:

• Whole fruits and fresh vegetables
• Packaged cut fruits
• Bread
  
• Dairy or non-dairy products
• Packaged meat or plant-based products
• Commercially prepared meals (labeled and pre-packaged)
  
• Donations of home-cooked meals MUST be labeled with donation date and food origin (the name and address of the food donor or producer). Please write on the label if the meal is
  
• Gluten-free
• Vegan
• Vegetarian
• Contain nuts
• Peanut-free.

 

The KWT Community Fridge is located on E. 2nd Street by Fort Hamilton Parkway, a few feet north of the building that the laundromat is in.

For answers to your questions, send an e-mail to 

kwtfridge @ gmail.com.

 

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Originally posted on the KARMABrooklyn blog on February 28, 2021:

 

Community Fridges and Tiny Purple Pantries are tools in the struggle for food justice and against food insecurity and an opportunity for neighbors to help neighbors. 

Kensington/Windsor Terrace Mutual Aid (KWTMA) set up a Community Fridge today near the northeast corner of E. 2nd Street and Fort Hamilton Parkway, by the laundromat. There you can donate perishable foods, such as dairy products, meat, eggs, home-cooked meals, fresh fruit, and fresh vegetables, or you can take food that you need. 

A map of the Community Fridges and Tiny Purple Pantries in Brooklyn is posted at https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1sU_etWNgS4tWVbx5SSyjcTF09Pltl5an&ll=40.64801884051553%2C-73.9781280074266&z=18.