Case Study: AmpleHarvest.org achieves scalable uptime and enhanced security with Liquid Web

AmpleHarvest.org Outgrows Old Hosting Provider, Calls Liquid Web for VPS, Load Balancing, and More

AmpleHarvest.org, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that connects gardeners and food donors with local food banks, experienced sudden surges in traffic from national press, a Google ad grant and a PSA program that pushed site impressions into the billions. Their previous host repeatedly treated these legitimate spikes as malicious, causing 24–48 hour outages, long support waits and lost prospective donors at critical moments.

Liquid Web migrated AmpleHarvest.org to scalable Cloud VPS with load balancing, sonar monitoring and real-time security reporting, resolving vulnerabilities and allowing traffic to be handled intelligently. The move eliminated shutdowns during peaks, mitigated attacks without taking the site offline, improved performance and responsiveness, and restored the organization’s ability to serve donors and maintain credibility.

AmpleHarvest.org

Gary Oppenheimer

Founder And Executive Director