What is Gleaning?
Gleaning is the collection of leftover crops both large and small, from both farmers’ fields after they have been commercially harvested or from fields where it is not economically profitable to harvest. GleanSLO has expanded this definition to include the collection of surplus produce from backyards and gardens of community residents.
Gleaning is the collection of leftover crops both large and small, from both farmers’ fields after they have been commercially harvested or from fields where it is not economically profitable to harvest. GleanSLO has expanded this definition to include the collection of surplus produce from backyards and gardens of community residents.
Our Mission:
We seek to create a community culture that utilizes healthy, locally grown food to sustain the needs for all people in San Luis Obispo County.
Strategic Vision:
a. Become less dependent upon carbon-based fuel to sustain;
b. Enjoy the health and economic benefits of widely available locally-grown organic produce;
c. More fully utilize locally the earth's ability to provide for its residents;
d. Preserve precious water resources for sustainable purposes;
e. Provide varied and multiple exchange opportunities for those growing and those seeking to access health food;
f. Engage the participation of our governments, universities and schools, non-profits, businesses, and private citizenry.
g. Successfully inspire all age groups to learn the joy and benefits of eating healthy food;
h. Find ways to celebrate the goodness of a connected, caring, and locally sustained food culture.
Our Partners:
GleanSLO was formed by recognizing that through gleaning, many organizations could fulfill their missions in collaborative effort. These partners include SLO Grown Kids, Cal Poly STRIDE, Transition Towns, SUSTAIN, Central Coast Ag Network, and One Cool Earth.
a. Become less dependent upon carbon-based fuel to sustain;
b. Enjoy the health and economic benefits of widely available locally-grown organic produce;
c. More fully utilize locally the earth's ability to provide for its residents;
d. Preserve precious water resources for sustainable purposes;
e. Provide varied and multiple exchange opportunities for those growing and those seeking to access health food;
f. Engage the participation of our governments, universities and schools, non-profits, businesses, and private citizenry.
g. Successfully inspire all age groups to learn the joy and benefits of eating healthy food;
h. Find ways to celebrate the goodness of a connected, caring, and locally sustained food culture.
Our Partners:
GleanSLO was formed by recognizing that through gleaning, many organizations could fulfill their missions in collaborative effort. These partners include SLO Grown Kids, Cal Poly STRIDE, Transition Towns, SUSTAIN, Central Coast Ag Network, and One Cool Earth.
