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In 2019, through April, our Carolinas region has gleaned 871,321 pounds of fresh produce in 171 events, with 1,160 volunteers.

Food donated by 54 farmers has been distributed to hungry people through 154 feeding agencies.

Since 1992, the Society of St. Andrew has operated a statewide, volunteer-driven Gleaning Network that coordinates with local farmers, thousands of volunteers, and food providing agencies. Our North Carolina Gleaning Network is going strong, salvaging over five million pounds of fresh produce for the hungry each year. In this agriculturally diverse state, gleaners work to salvage everything from strawberries to sweet potatoes to collard greens.

Through the North Carolina Gleaning Network, we coordinate volunteers across the state who actually enter fields under 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.

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Read our latest blog post: With produce, as with people, what's on the inside matters most! ... See More of This PostSee Less of This Post

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The Inside Matters Most

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By Jean Blish Siers * I have a small scar on my neck where a very talented surgeon did a biopsy more than twenty years ago. She told me, drawing a line with a pen, “I’m going to cut right here because as you age, that line will just become a wrinkle anyway and the scar will be invisible.” That...

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We are so grateful to Wanda and Gene Moore of Farmer Gene Farms for sharing their excess produce each week with us! Also pictured is Ellen Lowry, who faithfully picks up from Wanda and Gene's market stand each week and delivers the delicious produce to a public housing community in Charlotte. In 2018, that was more than 18,000 servings! ... See More of This PostSee Less of This Post

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We are so grateful to Wanda and Gene Moore of Farmer Gene Farms for sharing their excess produce each week with us! Also pictured is Ellen Lowry, who faithfully picks up from Wanda and Genes market stand each week and delivers the delicious produce to a public housing community in Charlotte. In 2018, that was more than 18,000 servings!
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This is why we believe everyone should have access to affordable, nutritious, unprocessed foods! ... See More of This PostSee Less of This Post

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Eating ultra-processed foods will make you gain weight. Here's the scientific proof

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People on a diet of ultra-processed foods consumed 508 extra calories compared to people on a regular diet. They also gained 2 pounds over 2 weeks.

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We are so grateful to the folks at Tega Hills Farm for sharing their gorgeous lettuce with Society of St. Andrew this week! We delivered a load to Friendship Trays, Inc. yesterday, and today it is processed and ready to go out on trays! Nothing is better than fresh, local produce! ... See More of This PostSee Less of This Post

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We are so grateful to the folks at Tega Hills Farm for sharing their gorgeous lettuce with Society of St. Andrew this week! We delivered a load to Friendship Trays, Inc. yesterday, and today it is processed and ready to go out on trays! Nothing is better than fresh, local produce!Image attachment
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