PWGP works to end global hunger

By Joan Janzen
joanjanzen@yahoo.com

The Prairie West Growing Project (PWGP) committee members work together with the community to raise funds to end global hunger. As part of that endeavour, Coutts Agro seeded Canola on May 11th to benefit the PWGP located 7 km west of Kindersley. Unfortunately, the Canola crop was ravaged by hail on August 23rd. This, combined with a lack of moisture and extreme heat, resulted in a low yield at harvest time.

PWGP is a registered fundraising initiative for Canadian Foodgrains Bank, a registered Canadian charity. Anyone who wants more information or wants to donate can contact PWGP committee members at pwgpinfo@gmail.com

The Saskatchewan coordinator for the CFGB said, “In Saskatchewan, there were 32 growing projects donating the proceeds from more than 3,500 acres of cropland in 2021. The Foodgrains Bank deeply appreciates working together with rural families, businesses, churches and schools to help alleviate situations of severe hunger around the world. Thank you, Prairie West Growing Project, for your sustained support through many years!”

Canadian Foodgrains Bank is a partnership of fifteen Canadian churches and church-based agencies working together to end world hunger by: providing emergency food in time of crisis; helping people improve their access to food in the longer-term, and engaging Canadians and governments toward meaningful change. More information about the Canadian Foodgrains Bank is available at www.foodgrainsbank.ca

Canadian Foodgrains Bank programs are undertaken with financial support from local projects like PWGp and the Government of Canada.

The Canola field located 7 km west of Kindersley was harvested as part of the PWGP.

PHOTO BY LINDA LAFLEUR