Guest Blogger Kelly Fisne, Proposal Coordinator
JK Moving Services
Loudoun-headquartered business JK Moving Services, a 2017 EPA WasteWise award winner, has always been committed to the community and the environment, but the region’s largest independent mover has now taken it one step further.
JK Moving has launched its new nonprofit: The JK Community Farm. The farm is located in Purcellville, Virginia and will grow fresh produce to offer hunger relief in the region.
Chuck Kuhn, JK Moving’s CEO and founder, estimates the farm will donate approximately 53,000 pounds of crops and meat within its first year, and hopes to expand The JK Community Farm in years to come.
“We are part of this community, and I know that poverty is a very real issue here,” Kuhn said.
The farm will work with other local nonprofits, such as Loudoun Hunger Relief, to act as a distribution partner that will be able to provide fresh, healthy food in addition to their existing pantry.
“A diet of shelf-stable foods, common to emergency food pantries, fill(s) stomachs but does not lead to healthy outcomes,” explained Loudoun Hunger Relief executive director Jennifer Montgomery. “We’ve increased our fresh produce storage and distribution capabilities drastically and look forward to being able to share the JK Community Farm’s produce and meat donations.”
Michael Smith runs The JK Community Farm and already has the ground tilled.
Volunteers from JK Moving Services will help harvest the crops, but the farm will have plenty of other opportunities for volunteers and internships. Keep an eye out for future announcements!
