Join gleaners across the nation on Monday, September 12th, 2011:
1. Invite your community and local farms to sponsor a gleaning on Monday, September 12th, 2011 (give or take a week, every effort counts). PTAs, church groups, non-profits, and after-school programs alike are encouraged to participate. There are several ways to help – from harvesting, to delivering the harvest, to community outreach.
2. Connect the dots between local school food services and farms. Ask a Food Service Director what they most need. Ask a farmer if you can glean the extras after they’ve harvested for markets.
3. Celebrate your choice to source an ingredient locally for school lunch with a special event. Educate your kids about where this food was grown. Invite students to harvest with their own hands. Label the food in the cafeteria line with a name and picture of the farmer. It’s your celebration, so make it your own!
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Become a Partner of National Gleaning Day! If you are an engaged citizen, local farmer, friendly gardener, school lunch chef, food service provider, church member or community leader, and you’d like to become of Partner of National Gleaning Day 2011, please complete the simple registration below. We’d love to help put you on the map of National Gleaners. Become the solution!
