Tag: gleaning
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Volunteers glean apples at Lee Turkey Farm for distribution in Thanksgiving baskets
PHOTOS COURTESY OF FARMERS AGAINST HUNGER Volunteers gleaned 8,000 pounds of apples at Lee Turkey Farm in East Windsor on Nov. 9. New Jersey Farmers Against Hunger will pack apples, along with other produce, in Thanksgiving bags for delivery to hunger relief agencies, food pantries and soup kitchens next week. Items will be delivered to…
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Volunteers glean for a good cause
OLD BRIDGE – Volunteers pulled on their gloves and maneuvered through the 24-acre fields of Hauser Hill Farms to glean apples, Napa cabbage and rainbow swiss chard, all for a good cause. “Last year, because of [COVID-19] and economic hardship, we moved 2.6 million pounds of food to 87 feeding organizations across the State of…