Blueberries

Blueberries are a favorite glean. It can be a challenge to locate every ripe berry on a bush but the payoff is sweet. Blueberries are high in antioxidant and vitamins and packed with flavor. Lane County has a great number of growers (see...

Abundance, Waste, and Hunger

Great video where gleaners talk about waste over a background of photos of gleaners rescuing red lettuce from a field for distribution to food banks and soup kitchens. Ag Against Hunger organized the glean and refrigerated and distributed the food. The Gleaning...

Neighbor, Can You Spare a Plum?

By KIM SEVERSON Published: June 10, 2009 The underground fruit economy is growing, based on two principles: one, it’s a shame to let fruit go to waste. And two, neighborhood fruit tastes best when it’s free. Read more…