Salvation Farms Gleaning Network

` Salvation Farms Gleaning Network Our Mission To harvest excess farm produce, establish state wide and local/community links between farms and Vermonters in need through the network partners of the Vermont Foodbank while providing a service and a viable... More

` Salvation Farms Gleaning Network Our Mission To harvest excess farm produce, establish state wide and local/community links between farms and Vermonters in need through the network partners of the Vermont Foodbank while providing a service and a viable business solution to Vermont farmers. Salvation Farms Gleaning Network Salvation Farms is a cost free resource available to farmers and food sites, providing volunteer crews for salvaging farm surplus and arranging storage and distribution of fresh food donations. Salvation Farms considers “Vermonters in need” to include those who are food insecure and/or nutritionally insecure. Donation recipients consist of local emergency food sites, educational and care giving institutions, retirement communities, non-profits, and the Vermont Foodbank. Why We Glean “The United States produces 356 billion pounds of food annually. Of this annual total, 96 billion pounds is lost between production and consumption every year. This translates into Less