About us

Historically, gleaning began in the Washington DC area in 1988 as a result of a conference held by national and local leaders concerned with hunger in our nation's capital. Initially, the Society of St. Andrew, a national hunger organization, sponsored gleaning in the Washington DC area beginning in 1988. Today, as an outgrowth of these efforts, the Mid- Atlantic Gleaning Network is established as a nonprofit organization to conduct gleaning in the National Capital region. Annually, we provide more than 3 million pounds of fresh fruits and vegetables to hungry people in our area. The Network continues to expand with the support of individuals, groups, and farmers who have caught a vision of a world without hunger.

We have embarked on a project called the Maryland Food Security Network (MFSN) that will have a Community Food Council (CFC) in each county, to facilitate our expansion, but most importantly to get the food where it needs to go. Community leaders will bring their needs to the table, and come away with solutions. In the future, we hope to produce the same structure in DC and Virginia.

Why We are Excited About This Program

  • It brings together a very wide range of people
  • The goal of recovering food to feed the hungry has enormous appeal
  • It is a hands-on experience
  • It has an extremely low cost per pound of food
  • It has a favorable impact on the operating budgets of a large number of organizations that feed the poor

Our Part in This Program

  • Find Farmers willing to give access to food
  • Organize gleaning teams
  • Recruit volunteers
  • Train leaders
  • Arrange gleaning events
  • Transport poor people to the fields
  • Supply produce containers
  • Supervise gleaning events
  • Transport gleaned produce
  • Distribute food to poor people
  • Host special events for hunger awareness

 

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