Research Station Tomato Glean 10-7-15
Quantity estimate: approximately 2000 lbs. Date: Wednesday, October 7, 2015 Time: Meet at the field by 8:30 am Location: Mountain Research Station 265 Test Farm Rd, Waynesville, NC 28786 Directions: From Main St in downtown Waynesville, turn onto Pigeon Rd (Hwy 276) and drive 1.7 miles. Turn left onto Racoon Rd and drive .7 miles. Turn left onto Test Farm Rd. The tomatoes are in the first field on the right. Parking is on the left side of the road across from the field. This glean has specific field instructions so please do NOT begin gleaning until instructed to do so by the Glean Manager....
Read MoreApple Glean Heads Up 10-17-15
Giving You a Heads Up Haywood Gleaners is sponsoring a special glean just for kids and families! Please bring out the kids, parents, grandparents, anyone interested in having a lot of fun picking some wonderfully delicious apples. And you’ll be helping others as well as yourself. What could be better than that? Don’t worry about kids not reaching the apples, we shake the tree and lots of them fall to the ground for easy pickup. Mark your calendars for Saturday, October 17 – Stay Tuned, details to follow. Anyone under 18 will need a liability form signed by a parent or...
Read MoreEmails Not Arriving from Haywood Gleaners
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...
Read MoreRain Tomatoes Report
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...
Read MoreTomatoes in the Rain
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...
Read MoreGlean Report – Pears 9-22-15
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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