Child standing in the bed of a truck behind a large tote full of red potatoes

At House of Hope, we pride ourselves on offering nutritious options and fresh produce in all four of our Client Choice food pantries. One of the ways we secure produce is by participating in gleaning during the winter and spring months through a partnership with CROS Ministries. Gleaning is harvesting the produce remaining after a field has been professionally picked. This produce is considered below market grade which means it might be smaller or larger than what supermarkets consider "shelf-worthy," but it is still just as nutritious! Once harvested, the produce is distributed to our pantries instead of being plowed back into the soil. Without volunteers, we are unable to participate and we need all the help we can get! This is a great event for groups and families, as children 5 and up are welcome to participate. You must pre-register to participate! hohmartin.org

Another Gleaning project tomorrow with #HOHMartinCounty #CROSMinistries
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Last month I helped harvest 6 of these big knockdown totes full of red potatoes to distribute to local pantries! #Agrigators blessed Martin county with bounty & we’re going back tomorrow for more!