![Volunteers gather the GardenWorks Projects first harvest. (Photo provided by Teri Woods)](https://codcourier.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/first-harvest-1200x900.jpg)
DuPage’s Community Garden Network
Community gardens are an important resource for residents and a large donation base for food pantries.
![Photo provided by the Fuel Pantry of the pantrys fridge filled with food items rescued from CODs cafeteria.](https://codcourier.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_1536-900x1200.jpg)
The Power of Food Rescue Programs
Food rescue efforts, used by companies like Trader Joe's and the COD Fuel Pantry, play a crucial role in the battle against hunger and food waste.
![Photo provided by the Fuel Pantry](https://codcourier.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2-Fuel-Pantry-1003x1200.jpg)
Debunking Expiration Dates
Cut down on your grocery expenses and minimize food waste by understanding the truth behind expiration dates.
![COD Fuel Pantry main shelf](https://codcourier.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/1-Fuel-Pantry-1200x567.jpg)
Fuel Pantry: A Lifeline Against Food Insecurity
The COD Fuel Pantry is taking food insecurity head-on with strengthened donation efforts, and two of its clients talk about why the Pantry is an important part of the campus.
![Annisha Thomas is a single mother attending Nashville State Community College via the Tennessee Reconnect Program at the age of 35 to set an example for her children, Kayden, 4 and Kaylee, 7.](https://codcourier.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/willen-student-parents-3-rotated-1-900x675.jpg)
Long before coronavirus, student parents struggled with hunger, homelessness
Inspirational stories emerge even as new concerns over food, housing and child care risk derailing college plans