Society of St. Andrew AWS
Society of St. Andrew Gleaning America’s Fields ~ Feeding America’s Hungry
Lynette Johnson Executive Director
Society of St. Andrew
endhunger.org
935,000 hungry Virginians (11.1% or 1 in 9 residents) in 2017
In Virginia, excess food and hunger co‐exist.
100,802,000 pounds of excess or unmarketable fruits and vegetables
What if that excess produce could be captured or recovered and shared with people who are hungry?
Gleaning is an elegantly simple solution to a persistent problem!
Glean (v.) : To pick, dig, or gather crops remaining in the field after commercial harvesting is complete.
Calling in the Gleaners, Jules Breton
Local Farmers
Local Volunteers
fields ∙ packing houses ∙ farmers markets
all ages ∙ all walks of life
Local Hungry People receive fresh, healthy food often the same day it was gleaned
Local Feeding Agencies food banks ∙ food pantries ∙ shelters soup kitchens ∙ Title I schools senior | child | disaster | emergency | etc.
Neighbor helping neighbor model offers a true community‐ based solution
Virginia Gleaning & Produce Distribution 2016 159 growers in all parts of the Commonwealth 234 feeding agencies (served directly) Many hundreds more agencies served indirectly, through food shared with major food banks
Does it work?
4,099,122 pounds of food gleaned or recovered 12,297,366 servings of food shared Reaching people in need, in every county of Virginia 1,729 gleaning events 6,526 volunteers 14,131 volunteer hours $2,183,057 value of produce distributed
Lynette Johnson Executive Director [email protected] Twitter: Just_LynetteJ
The Society of St. Andrew
3383 Sweet Hollow Road • Big Island, VA 24526
ENDhunger.org 800‐333‐4597 To connect in Virginia: [email protected] (Sarah Ramey)
Lynette Johnson Executive Director
Society of St. Andrew
endhunger.org
935,000 hungry Virginians (11.1% or 1 in 9 residents) in 2017
In Virginia, excess food and hunger co‐exist.
100,802,000 pounds of excess or unmarketable fruits and vegetables
What if that excess produce could be captured or recovered and shared with people who are hungry?
Gleaning is an elegantly simple solution to a persistent problem!
Glean (v.) : To pick, dig, or gather crops remaining in the field after commercial harvesting is complete.
Calling in the Gleaners, Jules Breton
Local Farmers
Local Volunteers
fields ∙ packing houses ∙ farmers markets
all ages ∙ all walks of life
Local Hungry People receive fresh, healthy food often the same day it was gleaned
Local Feeding Agencies food banks ∙ food pantries ∙ shelters soup kitchens ∙ Title I schools senior | child | disaster | emergency | etc.
Neighbor helping neighbor model offers a true community‐ based solution
Virginia Gleaning & Produce Distribution 2016 159 growers in all parts of the Commonwealth 234 feeding agencies (served directly) Many hundreds more agencies served indirectly, through food shared with major food banks
Does it work?
4,099,122 pounds of food gleaned or recovered 12,297,366 servings of food shared Reaching people in need, in every county of Virginia 1,729 gleaning events 6,526 volunteers 14,131 volunteer hours $2,183,057 value of produce distributed
Lynette Johnson Executive Director [email protected] Twitter: Just_LynetteJ
The Society of St. Andrew
3383 Sweet Hollow Road • Big Island, VA 24526
ENDhunger.org 800‐333‐4597 To connect in Virginia: [email protected] (Sarah Ramey)
