Gleaning in Alabama

 

In 2019, through April, our Alabama region has gleaned 104,397 pounds of fresh produce in 58 events, with 311 volunteers.

Food donated by 16 farmers has been distributed to hungry people through 56 feeding agencies.

Through the Alabama Gleaning Network, we coordinate volunteers in many areas of the state who actually enter fields after farmers have finished harvesting and simply pick up the tons of good produce left behind. Our volunteers represent groups from various church denominations, synagogues, youth groups, other civic organizations, individuals, and inner-city residents.

Each year, we coordinate hundreds of volunteers to glean nearly hundreds of thousands of pounds of a variety of produce in Alabama. Please join us in this exciting hands-on ministry.

We thank Publix Super Markets Charities for their recent gift to help fund packaging and transportation of donated produce to food agencies that feed the hungry.

Alabama Gleaning

To volunteer in Alabama, call or write using the contact information in the right column of this page, or use our Volunteer Form.

Most gleaning events take place on weekends, where gleaners arrive in the fields around 8am, and are on their way home by noon. Society of St. Andrew makes all arrangements with farmers, produce containers, and food distribution. All the volunteer gleaners need to do is show up. Volunteer groups are encouraged to take food back to agencies or programs that they support in their local area.

People of all ages can glean. Gleaners should be able to bend over and should be able to bend and lift several pounds of produce.

It is important that the contact person be reachable by phone during daytime hours.

Most of our gleanings are in the morning and last three to four hours. Gleanings are scheduled on weekdays and on Saturdays.

If you have questions about when local crops are available, we would be happy to help.

Recent Alabama Facebook Feeds

Thank you to the many farmers who donated all this beautiful fresh produce today for our first gleaning of the season at The Market at Pepper Place! All of this is on its way to local feeding agencies to help feed the hungry! What a blessing! 🥬🥒🥕🍑🥔 #alabamagrown #farming #themarketatpepperplace #pepperplace #farmers #endhunger #farmersmarket #gleaning #volunteers #societyofstandrew #freshproduce ... See More of This PostSee Less of This Post

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We are to Wilson Chapel United Methodist Church, Irondale United Methodist Church, and Pell City First United Methodist Church for their gifts this week from change box collection during Lent. Thank you for helping feed hungry people in Alabama. #endhunger #sosaal ... See More of This PostSee Less of This Post

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We are grateful to Alpha Gamma Delta Foundation for their generous grant. These funds will be used to rescue fresh produce to distribute to hunger relief agencies in cities with chapters. #endhunger #sosaal #nowastedfood ... See More of This PostSee Less of This Post

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