Mid-Atlantic Chicken Canning Project

April 3, 2013

The nation's only truck mounted, portable meat-canning unit 

arrives in York, Pennsylvania for six days of operation in 

March and April each year. Three operators work together with 

volunteers from both Mid-Atlantic and PA Southern Districts 

of the Church of the Brethren to can nearly 60,000 pounds 

of chicken for distribution in both the U.S and outside 

the U.S., serving the needs of families in poverty. According 

to officials with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the 

canner is the only operational portable unit in the 

United States. During World War II, the Mennonites 

developed the concept to quickly feed European war-ravaged, 

hungry people. The canner and crew will travel to about 

30 locations in 11 states during the spring and summer months. 

If you are interested in serving in this vital outreach ministry,

please contact Joe Leach.