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Apple Glean Report from 10-5-15
Glean manager: Jeff Upp (on the job training!)
Grower: Linda and Tony Sexton
Total hours in field: 2
Total volunteers: 3
Total pounds gleaned: 180
Distribution:
Bethel Pantry: 40#
Reach: 40#
Haywood Christian Ministries: 20#
Life Span: 20#
Maggie Methodist: 20#
Open Door: 20#
Towers: 20#
Gorgeous Apple Glean 10-17-15
Even short folks can glean!
This is our special KIDS glean!
Quantity estimate: approximately 2000 lbs.
Date:
Saturday, October 17, 2015
Time:
Meet at the field by 10:00 am
Location:
79 Red Barn Terrace, Waynesville
Carpooling:
There is ample parking at this location but you are welcome to meet in the Russ Ave K-Mart parking lot and carpool to the glean location.
Directions:
From Main street in Waynesville, turn onto Pigeon Street/Hwy 276 south. Travel approximately 1.6 miles, turn right onto Crymes Cove Rd. Proceed .3 miles, turn left onto Francis Orchard Rd.
Take the first left onto Trials Gap Rd. In 3/10 of a mile, turn right onto Red Barn Terrace.
This glean has specific field instructions so please do NOT begin gleaning until instructed to do so by the Glean Manager.
Transporters: Please call by 5pm Wednesday evening (10/14/15), and leave a message or text (preferred) for Julie Powers.
Bring:
It may be wet in the orchard, so please bring TARPS if possible for the boxes on the ground. Be sure to mark the tarp with your name. As always, bring sun protection, drinking water and gloves.
Please feel free to bring out-of-town guests and/or kids to the gleans. It’s fun for the whole family!
Wear:
Shoes or boots suitable for uneven ground and/or muddy conditions.
Weather:
Assume the glean is ON unless otherwise notified via email since it may be raining at your home but not at the field.
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.
Bring:
It may be wet and muddy in the field, so please bring TARPS if possible for the boxes on the ground. Be sure to mark the tarp with your name. As always, bring sun protection, drinking water and gloves. Please feel free to bring out-of-town guests and/or kids to the gleans. It’s fun for the whole family!
Wear:
Wear boots if possible or shoes suitable for uneven ground and/or muddy conditions.
Weather:
Assume the glean is ON unless otherwise notified via email since it may be raining at your home but not at the field.
Transporters, please call by 5pm Tuesday evening (10/6/15), and leave a message or text.
Apple 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 guardian. You can download, print and sign the form to bring to the glean location. The form is available on our website HERE. We will also have blank forms at the glean site.
Hope to see you all there!
Emails 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 the settings that allow our emails through to your Inbox. Email Donna
We also post the notifications on our Facebook page, which you can receive in your FB News Feed. If you are a Facebook user – go here to “Like” us.
The Glean Notifications are also posted to our website under News.
Rain 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 Ministries – 50 lbs.
Tomatoes 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 cute.
Glean 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
Grape Tomato Glean 9-26-15
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 parking at this location but you are welcome to meet in the Russ Ave K-Mart parking lot and carpool to the glean location.
Directions:
From Main street in Waynesville, turn onto Pigeon Street/Hwy 276 south.
Travel approximately 1.6 miles, turn right onto Crymes Cove Rd.
Proceed .3 miles, turn left onto Francis Orchard Rd.
Take the first left onto Trials Gap Rd.
field is on the left before Red Barn Terrace
Please do NOT begin gleaning until instructed to do so by the Glean Manager.
Glean Manager:
Janine Geenen
828-508-5485
janinegeenen47@yahoo.com
PRODUCE TRANSPORT VOLUNTEERS
By 5:00pm Friday, September 25
Please call, leave a message or text (preferred) Julie Powers at (281) 787-4114.
Identify yourself and indicate “yes” (you are available to transport for this glean) or “no” (you are not available for this glean).
Bring:
Sun protection, drinking water and gloves.
As always, please feel free to bring out-of-town guests and/or kids to the gleans. It’s fun for the whole family!
Wear:
Shoes suitable for uneven ground and/or muddy conditions
Weather:
Assume the glean is ON unless otherwise notified via email since it may be raining at your home but not at the field.
In an effort to assure fairness, produce will be distributed (on a rotating basis) to predetermined and preapproved Haywood Gleaners recipient entities. Gleaned produce may not be sold.
Note:
If desired, gleaners may take home a small amount of produce for their personal use AFTER it has been weighed/tallied. A grocery bag should be used for this purpose and gleaners may not “cherry pick” the best produce for their personal use.
Report from Tomato Glean at Skipper Russel’s Farm
Date gleaned: 9/23/15
Grower: Skipper Russell
Glean manager: Sam Houck
Total volunteers: 30
Total hours: 3
Total pounds: 1500
Distribution:
Fines Creek Pantry – 200#
APS/CAPS – 25#
Meal on Wheels – 200#
North Hominy Food Pantry – 100#
Pigeon Multicultural Center – 100#
Open Door – 100#
Lakeview/Mountainview – 100#
Salvation Army – 100#
The Towers – 50#
Lifespan – 50#
Canton Senior Center – 50#
Maggie Valley Senior Center – 50#
Waynesville Senior Center – 50#
Maggie Methodist – 200#
Hickory Hollow – 100#