The Gleaning Network
Gleaning means picking or gathering food from farm fields after the commercial harvest, and that’s exactly what SoSA’s Gleaning Network does across the nation! SoSA’s Gleaning Network coordinates volunteers, growers, and distribution agencies to rescue this food from fields before it is lost as waste. While the food is still good to eat, it is donated at no cost to food banks, food pantries, and other hunger relief agencies.
To get involved in your area, click your state below!
Potato & Produce Project
SoSA’s Potato & Produce Project salvages tractor-trailer loads of potatoes and other produce rejected by commercial markets due to imperfections in size, shape, or blemishes. Usually, these rejected loads end up at local landfills, but instead, SoSA redirects these 40,000-45,000-pound truckloads of fresh, nutritious produce to hunger agencies for distribution to people in need.
To learn more about the Potato & Produce Project, contact Steve Steele at sosaspud@endhunger.org or fill out the form below
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Seed Project
Enough food is produced in the United States to feed every hungry individual, but it is not always grown where it is most needed. The Seed Project offers seed potatoes and seed packets to community gardens, inner city gardens, edible churchyards, church gardens, schools, and families in underserved areas to plant. The produce grown in these communities provides fresh, nutritious fruits and vegetables to people who need it most, free of charge.
To learn more about the Seed Project, contact Steve Steele at sosaspud@endhunger.org or fill out the form below
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Harvest of Hope
Harvest of Hope is SoSA’s faith-based, experiential service and learning opportunity. It provides you with the opportunity to take action, get involved in hands-on activities, and rescue and share good food with people in need. Our scheduled HoH programs all offer an ecumenical Christian perspective on hunger. Thousands of students and adults have participated in Harvest of Hope since 1985. Join the next Harvest of Hope event near you for a meaningful and life-changing experience.
