Harvest Church and Trinity Lutheran Church will be holding a food distribution event at the Crookston High School Saturday until the boxes are gone. The churches are hosting the event with their partners from the Farmer to Families USDA program and SunOpta.
Jason Tangquist from Harvest Church said they hope to start distributing boxes at 10:30 a.m. “We were able to find out that there is another phase of these food truck deliveries,” said Tangquist. “So, we put in to get one and we’ve got one scheduled for this Saturday. We told people we’d like to start around 10:30 a.m. There is a window where the truck is supposed to get into the high school parking lot between 8-10 a.m. So, if they are on time, we will start at 10:30 a.m. So, it’s a Farm to Families Food Box event sponsored by Harvest Church and Trinity Lutheran Church. People can start lining up around 10 a.m. and get a box.”
The boxes contain an assortment of products explained Tangquist. “It’s been a variety and it’s a little different every time,” said Tangquist. “I think this last time there were cartons of whole eggs, some cheeses, dry goods, some ready to eat items. I think we gave a jug of milk. There has been some really good produce in the last ones. It all depends on what they have available at the time through the USDA.”
Tangquist also said there are no restrictions on who can pick up a box. “It’s for anyone,” said Tangquist. “I know there were some people who showed up last time to get a box for someone else who couldn’t get out and get it. That’s fine as well. There are no restrictions on who can get a box. If we find out the truck is early or something, we’ll let people know.”
Tangquist added he will call KROX with updates on the distribution throughout the morning Saturday.
