"Feeding the Hungry in Haywood County"
About
Gleaning is the act of collecting leftover crops from farmers’ fields after they have been commercially harvested or on fields where it is not economically profitable to harvest. Some ancient cultures promoted gleaning as an early form of a welfare system.
Donations
Haywood Gleaners is a 501c3 Non-Profit Association. We provide receipts for all donations.
Please email us if you would like to donate in-person or by check.
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Get Involved
To become a member or recipient, complete one of the online forms (members or recipients).
Ways to get involved:
- Become a Member of the Haywood Gleaners (it’s easy, just complete the online form). No long term commitments, just a bunch of good folks having fun and helping others.
- Become a Recipient Location Partner (application form)
- Farmers can provide gleaning fields (contact us)
Things you can do as a Member:
- Glean in the fields
- Serve as a Glean Manager (on-site leadership)
- Transport harvested produce to recipient organizations in our county that help feed the hungry
- Pick up food from local resources (grocery stores, etc.) and deliver to our recipients
- Gather boxes for gleans (milk boxes from Ingles grocery stores in Waynesville and Canton)
- Be a promoter and/or advocate (speaker) for Haywood Gleaners and gleaning as a way to feed the hungry in our community
- Donate funds via Amazon Smile or directly to the Haywood Gleaners
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How ’bout spending time with the family?
Blackberries – sticky glean but worth it!
High or low, we get the job done!
Whatever works, eh?
Transporters complete the job!
Mom! This is better than staying home and watching cartoons!
In rain, snow, sleet we glean! Well, maybe not snow or sleet.
Cabbage Anyone?
Young or old, men or women, all are welcome in the fields!
Kids love to glean – just ask them!