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New Tomato Glean Wed Sep 23
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Another Successful Tomato Glean!
Sept 14, 2015
Glean Manager: Alice Herring, Diane Collins assisting
Grower: Caleb Rathbone – Research Station
Glean Time: start: 8:30 stop: 11:00 Total hours in field: 2.5
Total number of volunteers, including transporters 23
Total pounds gleaned: 2125 pounds
Gleaners take home 100#
Apple Glean 9-18-15
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Cucumber Glean Report 9-11-15
Guys and Gals all out on a cloudy day (yes, we like cloudy) picking cukes. Fun!
Total pounds gleaned:
Cucumbers: 1975#
Yellow squash: 30#
Grower: Skipper Russell
(we thank Skipper for always providing fresh produce for Haywood County each year)
Total # volunteers: 22
Those were loooong rows of cucumbers!
Cucumber Distribution:
ARC: 50#, transported by Sheriff’s office
(Thanks to the Sheriff, several trustees were in the field doing a much needed and remarkable job for the Gleaners!)
Broyhill: 75#,
Canton Community Kitchen: 75#
Canton Senior: 25#
Cavalier: 150#
Chestnut #1: 25#
Chestnut #2: 25#
Cindy Lane: 25#
Grace Pantry: 100#
Great Laurels: 150#
Haywood Christian Ministries: 150#
Haywood County CAPS: 25#
Haywood County Detention: 200#
Hickory Hollow: 100#
Life Span: 25#
Maggie Valley Methodist: 100#
Maggie Senior: 25#
McCracken: 50#
Maple Leaf: 50#
North Hominy: 75#
Open Door: 125#
Pathways: 50#
Reach: 50#
Richland: 25#
Salvation Army: 25#
Timber Ridge: 150#
Waynesville Senior: 25#
Gleaners took home: 25#
Yellow Squash distribution:
North Hominy pantry: 30#
Tomato Glean 9-14-15
Folks, these are gorgeous tomatoes! Come on out and see for yourself! Take a few home, too.
Quantity estimate: approximately 2000 lbs.
Date:
Monday, September 14, 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 Ratcliff 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.
Glean Manager:
Alice Herring
(540) 645-2254
alicegherring@gmail.com
Bring:
Boxes (sturdy, medium size), sun protection, drinking water and gloves. Ingles milk boxes are best.
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.
Cucumber Glean 9-11-15
Date:
Friday, September 11, 2015
Time:
Meet at the field by 8:00am
Location:
Bethel
There is not a GPS address but the directions are simple:
From Main St and Pigeon (Hwy 276), take Hwy 276 for 5.6 miles.
Turn right onto Lake Logan Rd (at the gas station) and continue for .7 miles.
Turn left onto Chambers Farm Rd and take an immediate left onto Heavenly Rd.
The field will be on your right.
Quantity estimate: approximately 2000 lbs.
Please do NOT begin gleaning until instructed to do so by the Glean Manager.
Glean Manager:
Carol Larsen
(225) 603-2092
lsutrigger@gmail.com
PRODUCE TRANSPORT VOLUNTEERS
By 3pm Thursday afternoon (9/10), 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:
Boxes (sturdy, medium size), 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.
Apple Glean 9/5/15
We had a great time picking apples this morning and we had a couple of younger apple pickers in the orchard. As a matter of fact, they said, “Mom! This is better than staying home and watching cartoons!” Now who could have said it better . . .
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- Fruit Picker Poles – the right tool for the right job!
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- “Mom! This is better than staying home and watching cartoons!”
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- Even short folks can glean!
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- Hay may be for horses but it’s also for picking apples
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- And having fun!
Apple Glean Sat Sep 5, 2015
Apple Orchard Glean!
Date:
Saturday, September 5, 2015
Time:
Carpool to the field by 8:15 am (see carpool directions below)
Location:
Bethel area
Carpooling:
Parking at the orchard is severely limited so carpools will be necessary. Meet at the Bethel Dollar General, 6084 Pigeon Road, Canton by 8:15 a.m.
Directions to Bethel Dollar General:
From Main street in Waynesville, turn onto Pigeon Street/Hwy 276 south. Travel approximately six miles to the Dollar General. Volunteers will be on hand to lead the carpool caravan to the glean site.
Please do NOT begin gleaning until instructed to do so by the Glean Manager.
Glean Manager:
Bonnie Samu
(828) 593-7091
rcubls@att.net
PRODUCE TRANSPORT VOLUNTEERS
By 9am FRIDAY MORNING (9/4), 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:
Boxes (sturdy, medium size), sun protection, drinking water and gloves.
For this glean, you can bring long handled “apple pickers” or any similar reach-and-grab gadgets that would be helpful since we cannot use ladders to access high branches.
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.
Quantity estimate: approximately 1500 lbs.
Short Notice Apple Glean 9/2/15
A Short Notice Apple Glean!
We just received another gracious offer to glean apples in Waynesville. Please let us know if you can or cannot attend and we apologize for the very short notice but whatcha gonna do? Ya gotta go glean!
Date:
Wednesday September 2, 2015
Time:
Meet at the glean location by 8:30 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.
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 5pm TUESDAY evening (9/1), 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:
Boxes (sturdy, medium size), sun protection, drinking water and gloves.
For this glean, you can bring long handled “apple pickers” or any similar reach-and-grab gadgets that would be helpful since we cannot use ladders to access high branches.
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.
Quantity estimate: 2000 lbs!
Kids are Gleaners Too!
Check out the kids and young adults helping with gleans – even multigenerations. What a great fun family adventure and educational opportunity!
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- See what we mean?
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- A family affair!
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- Boy Scout Glean