Our Mission
To fight hunger by harvesting fresh fruits and vegetables from farms and orchards through a partnership of farms, donors, volunteers and food providers.
What We Do
The Gleaning Network links farmers who have crops that are edible but not marketable with those who distribute food to the needy through the work of volunteer gleaners. Our staff organized teams of people to go to local farms to harvest fresh nutritious fruits and vegetables to be given to low income individuals, families, as well as agencies or communities that serve the hungry.
When a farmer in our network calls with available produce to glean, our staff contacts one or more of our gleaning groups and they go to the fields for a gleaning event. These volunteers come from all walks of life and all are welcome to participate. They include church groups, service clubs, schools, college organizations, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, 4-H Clubs, senior citizens, inner city public housing community residents, and interested individuals. In the fields, gleaners harvest the produce that would otherwise be plowed under or left to rot. They fill the bags and other containers that the Gleaning Network provides. The gleaned produce is transported to agencies or neighborhoods to feed the hungry in low-income households.
News
5 OCT 09Surplus Harvest Aids Food Bank
Gleaning avoids waste, feeds the hungry.
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28 SEP 09Gleaning For The Greater Good
St. Andrew recovers unsold food to distribute to hungry.
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27 SEP 09Street Gleaning Made Easy
Urban and suburban gleaners should keep it simple.
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22 SEP 09Georgia Victims Get Help
Supplies from our area are helping flood victims in Georgia.
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