Georgia
The Society of St. Andrew has delivered a
total of 1.7 million pounds of salvaged potatoes and other food to the
needy in the state of Georgia through the Potato Project. This has
resulted in approximately 5.1 million servings of food going to
Georgia's hungry. For the past several years, SoSA has been working to
feed the hungry in Georgia with the help of our Hunger Relief Advocate
program. We have now opened a regional gleaning office in Tifton thanks
to a grant from the St. Marys United Methodist Church Foundation, Inc.
We look forward to a bountiful gleaning ministry in this agriculturally
rich state and hope to help alleviate many of the hunger problems
experienced by Georgians.

Gleaning in Georgia:
The Society of St. Andrew operates a
volunteer-driven Gleaning Network in Georgia that includes volunteers
who save fresh produce every year and use it to feed hungry people all
across the state.
Through the Georgia Gleaning Network, we coordinate volunteers in many
areas of the state who actually enter fields after farmers have finished
harvesting and simply pick up the tons of good produce left behind. Our
volunteers represent groups from various church denominations,
synagogues, youth groups, other civic organizations, individuals, and
inner city residents.
Gleaning in Georgia takes
place year-round as long as the weather cooperates. Most
gleaning events take place on weekends where gleaners arrive in the
fields around 8:00 a.m. and are on their way home by noon. The Society
of St. Andrew's gleaning coordinator makes all arrangements with farmers
and for produce containers and food distribution.
To learn more about gleaning in
Georgia, please follow this link.
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