I work in the office for a Montessori School. This school is very active in community activities/service. We got a call yesterday that a local farmer had a field of lettuce to be gleaned. The head of school asked me to drive my van for the "field" trip. We took our elementary. I had always thought gleaning was going into the fields AFTER the crops had been harvested. NOT SO in this case today. This was all first quality fresh lettuce, several different varieties - absolutely beautiful. The weather is beginning to get hot here in central Noarth Carolina, and the lettuce would go to waste in the fields. The group cut 44 cases packed tightly and enough bags to fill the back end of a pick up truck. A larger truck was coming later on to load the cases. This will be distributed to Soup kitchens, homeless shelters, low income housing, senior centers, etc. The students kept telling me how good it felt to be doing good for someone else. This food will be distributed today so lots and lots of people will have wonderful fresh lettuce on their table tonight.
And yes, it does feel good.
hugs n roses, M
I'm told this farmer is really gracious with his over abundance of produce.
They told me that usually at this time he is gleaning strawberries, but we had a cold spring and now a lot of rain. His lettuce crop flourised but his strawberries are suffering.
I never knew before today that such beautiful lettuce could be grown in this area.
