North Carolina

Since 1992, when the Society of St. Andrew opened a North Carolina regional office, more than 98 million pounds of fresh produce have reached our state’s people in need. This has been accomplished through the Gleaning Network, Potato Project and Seed Potato Project. This has resulted in over 294 million servings of food.

Gleaning in North Carolina

The Society of St. Andrew operates a statewide, volunteer-driven Gleaning Network in North Carolina that coordinates with local farmers, thousands of volunteers, and food providing agencies. Our North Carolina Gleaning Network is going strong, salvaging eight to ten million pounds of fresh produce for the hungry each year. In this agriculturally diverse state, gleaners work to salvage everything from strawberries to sweet potatoes to collard greens.

Through the North Carolina Gleaning Network, we coordinate volunteers across the state who actually enter fields under 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.

Each year we coordinate thousands of volunteers to glean eight to ten million pounds of a wide variety of produce in North Carolina. Please join us in this exciting hands-on ministry.

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Gleaning in South Carolina

The Society of St. Andrew operates a gleaning ministry in South Carolina under the supervision of our North Carolina Regional Office. For more information, follow this link.