Posts made in August, 2015

Another Fabulous Glean!

Posted on Aug 26, 2015

Date gleaned: 8/24/15 Produce: Roma tomatoes-40# Regular tomatoes-37# Green beans-24# Grower: Don Moore Distribution: Fines Creek Pantry: 40# Roma tomatoes Great Laurels: 37# tomatoes Broyhill Home: 24# green beans Go Gleaners!

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Apples Don’t Fall Far From the Trees

Posted on Aug 18, 2015

Haywood Gleaners picked over 1500 pounds of apples today (8/18/15). Whew! The apples were distributed to 17 locations that help feed the food insecure in our county. Lots of apple pies and applesauce for everyone! Thanks to the Chatfields and all who were there to glean and transport. Go...

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Tomatoes Galore!

Posted on Aug 17, 2015

Another Successful Glean! On Friday, August 14, the Haywood Gleaners picked approximately 2,000 lbs of tomatoes – WOW! Don’t forget about the Apple Glean Tuesday, August 18. If you are a member, please see your email for details. If not, please go to our website to sign up for our newsletter (glean notifications, too). http://haywoodgleaners.org. If you are a new member and are not receiving our glean notifications, please sign up on our website home page....

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Produce Delivered to Date

Posted on Aug 1, 2015

As of August 2, 2015, the Haywood Gleaners have already provided 9,066 pounds of fresh produce to the food insecure in our county. And we haven’t actually started the big gleans yet! Stay tuned and watch out for more glean notification emails . . . and please remember, some gleans are with a 1-3 day notice so we especially thank all those who can swing into action with a very short heads up! Produce includes: cucumbers, yellow squash, lettuce, green beans, zucchini, blackberries, potatoes and cabbage Potatoes/Cabbage “planned glean” – delivered to Lake Junaluska by...

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