{"id":6233,"date":"2016-10-18T20:14:31","date_gmt":"2016-10-19T00:14:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/?p=6233"},"modified":"2021-11-19T13:06:36","modified_gmt":"2021-11-19T18:06:36","slug":"heres-a-volunteer-opportunity-with-multiple-benefits-gleaning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/2016\/10\/heres-a-volunteer-opportunity-with-multiple-benefits-gleaning\/","title":{"rendered":"Here’s a Volunteer Opportunity with Multiple Benefits: Gleaning"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Boston Area Gleaners at a Local Farm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Webster defines\u00a0“gleaning”\u00a0as “to gather grain or other material that is left after the main crop has been gathered.”\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Did you know that there’s an activity which provides fresh produce for those who cannot easily afford it, reduces food waste, and gets you<\/em> some exercise?\u00a0 It’s volunteering with the\u00a0Boston Area Gleaners<\/a>, a Waltham-based\u00a0\u00a0non-profit that connects volunteers with local farmers who have produce left on their fields after the harvest.\u00a0 The volunteers\u00a0car-pool or drive out to the farm (within an hour’s drive of Waltham), on the designated date, and\u00a0gather the remaining crop, which would otherwise be left on the fields to be plowed under. Boston Area Gleaners then distributes this produce to local food pantries and low-income markets.<\/p>\n

Here is some information from the\u00a0Boston Area Gleaners’ website<\/a> about volunteering for a\u00a0gleaning trip:<\/p>\n