Minnesota Today from MPR News

September 26, 2012

Fewer apples expected on food shelves due to bad local harvest

Apples pre-sorting (Alex Kolyer for MPR)

Apples are seen before sorting (Alex Kolyer for MPR)

When Mother Nature cooperates, apples are a windfall for hunger relief groups in southeastern Minnesota. Last year, Channel One Regional Food Bank delivered 150,000 pounds of apples to local food shelves.

"This year is different," said Vince McCoy, food resource coordinator at Channel One.

via Statewide.