We’re always offering ways for people to get involved in improving food choices for low-income people. Remember one person can make a difference. So…have you gleaned lately?
Historically, gleaning is the process of harvesting leftover crops from farms. In an urban context, it’s generally the gathering of excess produce on plants in the city. The goal is to harvest before it falls to the ground and rots. This unused produce from private and public trees is taken to food banks and other organizations that feed the hungry — providing low-income people with access to fresh fruit and vegetables. There are a number of websites, individuals and other groups organizing people to gather produce. Here’s a non-exhaustive list of some of those groups, in some of our network areas. Let us know about any others we should add. And, if you’ve got extra fruit or vegetables, donate it! Waste not…
NATIONWIDE
www.neighborhoodfruit.com
www.veggietrader.com
AZ
www.iskashitaa.org
CA
www.forageoakland.blogspot.com
www.veggietrader.com
www.villageharvest.org
www.northberkeleyharvest.org
www.sfglean.org
www.spiralgardens.org
www.socalharvest.org
www.fallenfruit.org
www.neighborhoodfruit.com
DC
http://www.midatlanticgleaningnetwork.org/
FL
http://www.philanthropicks.org/
HI
http://waste-not-want-not.org/
http://www.goglean.org/?q=node/3
ID
http://www.backyardharvest.org/
IL
www.neighborhoodfruit.com
IN
www.hhfoodbank.org/glean.htm
www.veggietrader.com
KY
http://home.insightbb.com/%7Eigrowfood/LUGN/
MA
www.earthworksboston.org,
http://www.bostonareagleaners.org/
MD
http://www.midatlanticgleaningnetwork.org/
ME
http://www.umext.maine.edu/onlinepubs/htmpubs/4301.htm
MN
www.neighborhoodfruit.com
NM
www.fallenfruit.org
NY
www.neighborhoodfruit.com
OR
www.neighborhoodharvest.org/roguevalley
www.portlandfruit.org
TX
www.gleantexas.org
www.neighborhoodfruit.com
www.veggietrader.com
VA
http://www.midatlanticgleaningnetwork.org/
VT
http://www.vermontfoodbank.org/our_programs/gleaning_program/page846/
WA
www.cityfruit.org
www.solid-ground.org/Programs/Nutrition/FruitTree
www.gleanit.org
WI
http://viroquafood.coop/viroqua-food-coop-blog/?Tag=Gleaning+Project
USDA
http://www.usda.gov/news/pubs/gleaning/appc.htm
Hey there,
Thanks for the mention, the Neighborhood Fruit website is http://neighborhoodfruit.com, not .org.
Thank you again for mentioning us!
Kaytea
Comment by Kaytea Petro — April 28, 2010 @ 1:12 pm |
It’s corrected! Thanks for the note and good works!
Comment by home&community inc — April 28, 2010 @ 5:07 pm |
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