Corn Day 2024 With another terrific donation from Richard Johnson, volunteers from throughout the community gathered on Saturday, September 14th to husk, clean, blanche, remove kernels, and process newly harvested corn for the Community Dinner Table dinners and the Blackfoot Food Pantry. Richard Johnson, owner of Grove City Gardens donated 5,000 ears of corn. Over…
The yearly corn processing day, sometimes called “The Day of the Corn” was held September 19th. Richard Johnson donated approximately 5,000 ears of corn to the community. Over a hundred youth and adults woke up early Saturday morning to husk and clean the cobs. They were then taken to the Methodist Church in Blackfoot where…
Once again this year, volunteers assembled to process the generous donation of corn from Grove City Gardens.
For 9 years, Grove City Gardens has donated 5,000 ears of corn to CDT for use at our Tuesday Night Dinners. Volunteers pick, husk, wash, blanch, cool, strip the corn off the cobs, package and freeze 150 gallons of corn in less than 3 hours. The corn is used for the dinners and as give-away…
Thanks to the generous donation of Richard Johnson, and with the help of a small army of local volunteers, over 5,000 ears of corn were prepared for the new season. 173 gallons of fresh, sweet corn was bagged and moved to the Blackfoot Food Pantry freezers for use throughout this coming dinner season. This all…
