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Gleaning in America - 6,000 Years of Green Living
American Gleaning - More Than a Bible Verse
Gleaning is a Middle Eastern and Old Testament law and custom in which harvesters leave the
corners of their crop fields untouched so that the poor and the...
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Gleaning in America - 6,000 Years of Green Living
American Gleaning - More Than a Bible Verse
Gleaning is a Middle Eastern and Old Testament law and custom in which harvesters leave the
corners of their crop fields untouched so that the poor and the foreigner have access and gather food.
Gleaning is a thoughtful tradition still practiced in some part of the Middle East even in the 21st
Century.
It may not be practical in all parts of America, but ways of accomplishing the same ends are
available through organized avenues discussed below.
Now, taking a few ears of corn from a farmer s field located conveniently next door is not gleaning it s theft.
A family I know lives next to a cornfield and enjoy telling their story to warn others.
The
mom and dad had planned corn for dinner and found that they had none.
Having no time to go to the
store, the mom walked over to the tall corn stalks next door and took a few ears, thinking the farmer
would not mind.
She cooked the corn and she
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