Knox County Gleaners is a neighborhood nonprofit serving to farmers use their surplus crops whereas supporting the meals insecure within the county.
For those who’re unfamiliar with the phrase “gleaning,” it’s the gathering of leftover produce after harvest. When native farmers, orchards and gardeners have meals remaining on the finish of their harvests, volunteers with Knox County Gleaners will decide up (and even assist collect) the produce and produce it to meals banks across the county. It’s a win-win; not one of the grower’s surplus meals goes to waste, and meals insecure individuals within the space have entry to contemporary, native meals.
The volunteers assist by washing produce, watering crops, harvesting crops, transporting the meals to native meals pantries, and even planting. The big variety of jobs for gleaners gives volunteering alternatives for the entire household. It’s an excellent alternative for college kids to get their volunteer hours, scout troops to earn badges, and corporations to workforce construct whereas serving to their neighborhood.
Volunteering can also be a good way for Maine guests to study concerning the space and to pattern the native meals. As they are saying, “gleaners get,” that means that volunteers get to take among the produce on the finish of the glean.
Fascinated about turning into a volunteer? Fill out the volunteer type. You can too be part of the Fb group for data, volunteer updates and to attach with different volunteers.
Wish to study extra about Knox County Gleaning? The group can have a sales space on the Union Truthful within the exhibit corridor on July 28-29. Founder Nancy Wooden shall be talking at 3 p.m. Thursday, July 28, and shall be on the sales space all day Friday, July 29.
