PENNSYLVANIA, USA — The Gleaning Project of South Central Pennsylvania strives to provide a fresh and sustainable food system for low-income residents and reduce food loss on farms in Adams and Franklin counties
For those unfamiliar with gleaning, it means collecting leftover crops from fields that are not economically profitable to harvest.
Lori Mitchell, the gleaning coordinator of Adams County said the project has held thousands of people who were in need of food during the pandemic. In 2019,19,000 individuals were aided with the project’s services and in 2020, over 35,000 people were assisted, according to Mitchell.
“The need is there, the need is growing and that’s why it’s so important to let people know that we are here,” said Mitchell.” We are definitely the support that the community needs.”
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