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CITY, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) As part of their Learning to Live/Living to Learn common course, the entire freshman class of Valley City State University will harvest squash for distribution by the Great Plains Food Bank.

The harvest will take place on the farm of Dan Faust a few miles northwest of Valley City. Faust grows the buttercup squash specifically for the Great Plains Food Bank, part of Lutheran Social Services of North Dakota.

Margaret Dahlberg, VCSU vice president for academic affairs says, “This service activity gives our students a clear message about the importance of helping others and giving back to the community.”

During a previous harvest, VCSU students were able to pick more than 50,000 pounds of squash in a few hours. This year the students will pick the squash on September 26.