To appeal to a more tech-savvy donation base, the Alberta Food Banks now have a way to accept online donations.

Alberta's first provincial food drive will be the first in Canada to employ the innovative "crowd-feeding" online platform.

The drive is intended to provide critical food at a time when donations tend to slump during the late spring and early summer.

A dozen of the most needed, most nutritious food items have been selected for donation. The month-long campaign starts May 16th and has a goal of raising $250,000 worth of food across the province.

CBC video producer Peter Evans was at Thursday's program launch.