Did you hear about the startup company that’s harvesting moisture from plants? The company is short-staffed, but they’re making dew with the employees they have. Speaking of harvesting, it’s a busy ...
As someone who grew up in a food-insecure household, I know what it’s like to be hungry. For much of my early childhood, our family relied on food stamps and subsidies for food. I remember my mom ...
No, not your neighbor’s oranges — there are fruit trees spread across Los Angeles County that anyone can take from. These trees are important because for every piece of food we eat that comes from a ...
Gleaning. It may not be part of everyone’s vocabulary these days, but it’s been around for a very long time. It was mentioned in the Bible, when God told the Israelites to always leave something for ...
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On a muggy Wednesday morning, before the sun has burned off the morning’s clouds, Lionel Greenawalt drives across his 100-acre Westmoreland County farm to a field of sweet corn. While Greenawalt and ...
NASHUA – Hunger remains a significant challenge across the country, with many families facing tough decisions between essentials like food and shelter. United Way of Greater Nashua, in partnership ...
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Following a successful inaugural campaign in 2014, stakeholders with LiveWell Garfield County’s gleaning produce program are gearing up efforts to increase the availability of fresh fruits and ...
From branch-sensing technology and drones to supporting refugees, the urban gleaning movement is ripe with innovation. America’s 42 million home and community gardeners grow an estimated 11 billion ...