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.