gary oppenheimer

The Mission: Ending Malnutrition And Food Waste In America By Connecting Millions Of Gardeners With An Ample Harvest, To Thousands Of Food Pantries Across All 50 States.

The Vision: No Food Left Behind

Gary Oppenheimer, a CNN Hero, lecturer and TEDx speaker, Huffington Post's "Greatest Person of the Day" and " 2011 Game Changer", winner of the Russell Berrie Foundation's "Making A Difference" award, winner of the Glynwood 2011 "Wave of the Future" award, winner of the 2012 Elfenworks "In Harmony With Hope" award, Echoing Green semifinalist and founder of the AmpleHarvest.org Campaign now makes his home in the mountains of northern New Jersey after having lived on a boat on the Hudson River in Manhattan since 1978. He is also a Master Gardener, Rutgers Environmental Steward, former community garden director, Environmental Commissioner in northern New Jersey, an avid gardener and long distance cyclist.