What does it mean to "glean"?
glean
ɡlēn/
verb
gather (leftover grain or other produce) after a harvest
ɡlēn/
verb
gather (leftover grain or other produce) after a harvest
How can you get involved in the Gleaning Movement?
- Sign up to receive our volunteering and event emails. We will tell you the farm and date we will be there - join us for two hours in the fields!
- Wear our t-shirt to help share our mission.
- Share some stats....
- Farmers Against Hunger recovers 1.4 million pounds of surplus produce annually (diverting food waste and helping provide healthy meals to those in need).
- ~8000 people weekly receive produce donations from Farmers Against Hunger.
- 75+ organizations (soup kitchens, food pantries, and food banks) partner to distribute the food.
- 60+ farms, grocery stores and wholesale produce suppliers donate to Farmers Against Hunger.
- Join us at our events - during Gleaning Week and year round!
- Make a Donation to help replace our Aging Trucks!
- Be social - Share how you support Gleaning @ #FARMERSAGAINSTHUNGER, #NJGLEAN
"The Gleaners" is an oil painting by Jean-François Millet, completed in 1857.
It depicts three peasant women gleaning a field of stray grains of wheat after the harvest.
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"Gleaners of Farmers Against Hunger" is a photo taken in 2015. It depicts two women, Kris and Elyse, gleaning a field of stray peppers after the harvest.
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