Community Partnership will hold a free produce distribution starting at 2 p.m. today in the parking lot beside Donut Connection on Center Avenue for those who normally use The Bus to access fresh foods.

The distribution will continue until all produce is depleted.

The Butler Transit Authority announced on Wednesday that all but one of their 10 local bus drivers is unable to work due to illness, so service in all routes were temporarily suspended.

“We know that the longer the transit shutdown lasts, the harder it will be to get groceries,” said Sandra Curry, Community Partnernship manager.

The varied produce, which will include a large amount of tomatoes, was harvested from the gardens in Community Partnerships' “Good Things Grow Here” program.

The produce from the gardens also is distributed to low-income individuals or donated to Katie's Kitchen at St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Butler.

Curry said name, address and number of people in the household will be required to receive produce at the distribution on Center Avenue.