Gleaning in the 21st Century
March 26, 2010
The laws of gleaning taught farmers to leave on the ground what was not collected on the first harvesting attempt. This would provide something for the poor, foreigners, orphans, and widows to pick up (Lev. 19:9-10; Deut. 24:19-22).
?Gleaning? in the 21st Century
Rescuing Californias Wasted Produce
Christy Porter, the founder of Hidden Harvest, a nonprofit group in the Coachella Valley that focuses on rescuing leftover produce from the fields, says that hunger is certainly not due to a lack of food.
We had 140,000 pounds of carrots left above the ground, said Porter of the produce that couldnt be sold on the conventional market in 2008. We were able to harvest about 14,000 pounds, but we couldnt go fast enough to [get the product before it spoiled].
This is one example of the food that is wasted in a state that grows so much. Porter said she has seen everything from 100 percent of a crop left behind to only 5 percent leftover. However, even that 5 percent is something that could alleviate hunger, say gleaning organizations.
Rescuing California?s Wasted Produce | 89.3 KPCC
March 26, 2010
The laws of gleaning taught farmers to leave on the ground what was not collected on the first harvesting attempt. This would provide something for the poor, foreigners, orphans, and widows to pick up (Lev. 19:9-10; Deut. 24:19-22).
?Gleaning? in the 21st Century
Rescuing Californias Wasted Produce
Christy Porter, the founder of Hidden Harvest, a nonprofit group in the Coachella Valley that focuses on rescuing leftover produce from the fields, says that hunger is certainly not due to a lack of food.
We had 140,000 pounds of carrots left above the ground, said Porter of the produce that couldnt be sold on the conventional market in 2008. We were able to harvest about 14,000 pounds, but we couldnt go fast enough to [get the product before it spoiled].
This is one example of the food that is wasted in a state that grows so much. Porter said she has seen everything from 100 percent of a crop left behind to only 5 percent leftover. However, even that 5 percent is something that could alleviate hunger, say gleaning organizations.
Rescuing California?s Wasted Produce | 89.3 KPCC
A concept of giving that I am sure the radical religious right do not approve of. They even frown and scoff at the concept of government food bank that receive donated food and buy surplus.
To get these food out of the fields and into mouths of the poor, non-violent prisoners could be put to work collecting it out of the fields.