Through, Sept 2022, St. Peter’s has fed 794 people exceeding the 9 month period in 2021 which saw 723 come to the Harvest. Food distributed has been less, however, at 10,848 vs. 10,976 pounds, a 1.1% decline. Pounds per person fell in the last year from 15.2 to 13.7. However, 13.7 is still ahead of the years before 2020.
The selections of food was concentrated in produce 35%, grocery 31% and meat 34%. The produce percentage was the largest since May at 43% 1,089 pounds were distributed in Sept. compared to 915 in August, the low for 2022. 1,089 pounds is still under the 12 month average of 1,181.