How to Feed the Community with Leftover Crops by Gleaning
Channel: Robin Greenfield
Date: 2020-10-12

Meet Nita Kurmins Gilson, the woman bringing fresh fruit to thousands of San Diegans in need. In 2009, Nita learned that 1 in 6 people in her county were food insecure. She also saw an abundance of fresh produce going to waste all over the city. So, she connected the dots to be part of the solution for both food waste and hunger. She began by picking excess fruit from neighborhood trees and hand-delivered it to local food pantries. What started with “one woman, one box, and one car” has expanded into three staff and thousands of volunteers. Together they have gleaned 650,000 pounds of fruits and veggies, providing nearly two million servings of fresh fruit and vegetables to food insecure

Besides fruit trees, they also harvest excess crops from local small farms, and collect unsold produce from weekly farmers markets. All to feed children, families, seniors, veterans, and the homeless in need. 

In this video Nita shares her insight and experience on how you can get involved with a gleaning program in your area or how you can start your own. Nita is an amazing example of success, but remember it all started with just one piece of fruit. If this is something that you are passionate about, I encourage you to listen to her advice and use the links below as resources.

To learn more about Produce Good and to follow their work visit:
Website: https://www.ProduceGood.org
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/producegood
Instagram: http://instagram.com/producegood
Twitter: https://twitter.com/producegood
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUdJRNlr_zkBtq6kDVQWYKg

Tips on starting a food rescue visit: https://www.robingreenfield.org/startfoodrescue/
Solutions to the Food Waste Fiasco: https://www.robingreenfield.org/foodwastesolutions/
Guide to end food waste at your school: https://www.robingreenfield.org/endschoolfoodwaste/
More food waste resources: https://www.robingreenfield.org/foodwasteresources/

Filmed by Ramez Bishara and RamCam productions https://ramcammedia.com/
Edited by Daniel Saddleton http://www.hiphikersmedia.com

Robin Greenfield is a truth-seeker, activist, social reformer and servant to Earth, humanity and our plant and animal relatives. He lives simply and sustainably to be the change he wishes to see in the world. Through living closely connected to Earth, he rejects the status quo of consumerism and demonstrates a way of being in gratitude, mindfulness and presence. His life is an experiment with truth and integrity.

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