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Manhattan got a pop-up apple orchard in time for Thanksgiving, thanks to The Farmlink Project, a college-student-founded nonprofit. “Every day, tons of fresh, healthy food goes to waste while families go hungry,” said Farmlink CEO Eliza Blank. “With the government shutdown disrupting food assistance, Farmlink is stepping up to close the gap—showing how simple it can be to turn surplus into sustenance.” All 20,000 pounds given to the public come from upstate New York orchards, thanks to the New York Apple Association. Farmlink will donate an additional 15,000 pounds to food banks across New York City. Farmlink, which began with a few college students in the pandemic who connected farms that have too much with communities that have too little, now collaborates with more than 400 farms and food donors and over 500 hunger‑relief partners across the US and Canada.