Posts made in September, 2015

Emails Not Arriving from Haywood Gleaners

Posted on Sep 28, 2015

We have heard from some of our members that they are not receiving our glean notifications or Newsletter emails. There are steps you can take to assure you will receive our messages. First, please Check your Junk or SPAM folder. Sometimes mass mailing services are caught in the anti-spam cycle. There are ways to tell your email client that the haywoodgleaners@gmail.com is an okay address to receive so that you will see our notifications and newsletters in your Inbox. If you let me know how you receive email (e.g., on the internet via a browser or with Outlook), I may be able to help you with...

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Rain Tomatoes Report

Posted on Sep 27, 2015

September 26, 2015                                                       Produce Gleaned: Grape tomatoes Glean Manager: Janine Geenen Grower: Eugene Christopher Glean time: 8:30 – 10:30 Total Gleaners: 9 (brave souls) 250 – total pounds gleaned (not a lot of poundage but after all, they are little tomatoes) Distribution:      Richland Community Care – 25 lbs North Hominy Community Center-   25 lbs. Givens Great Laurels – 25 lbs. Grace Church – 25 lbs. Timber Ridge – 25 lbs. Cindy Lane – 25 lbs. Cavalier Arms – 25 lbs. Canton Community Kitchen – 25 lbs. Haywood Christian...

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Tomatoes in the Rain

Posted on Sep 26, 2015

Not rain nor . . . well not rain, anyway, will deter the Gleaners from their field duties. We had a fun time in the mist today gleaning some beautiful red cherry tomatoes on the Christopher Farm. Thanks to all who braved the elements to come out and pick tomotoes! And we found a small bird’s nest in and among the little tomatoes. Very...

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Glean Report – Pears 9-22-15

Posted on Sep 23, 2015

Date gleaned: 9/22/15 Grower: Cindy Parks Quantity: 120# Volunteer hours: 3 Distribution: 20# to Haywood CAPS/APS 40# to North Hominy pantry 60# to Fines Creek pantry  

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Grape Tomato Glean 9-26-15

Posted on Sep 23, 2015

We will pick green grape tomatoes on Saturday for delivery on Thursday, Oct 1 so our recipients are not inundated with too many tomatoes at one time. Transporters will be asked to store the tomatoes in a cool, dry area until delivery to recipients on Thursday. If you are unable to store the produce for a few days, we will direct your delivery to a temporary storage location for later distribution. Quantity estimate: approximately 1500-2000 lbs. Date: Saturday, September 26 Time: Meet at the glean location by 8:30 am Location: Waynesville near the apple glean Sep 17 Carpooling: There is ample...

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