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Gleaning in December: Can You Say Cole Crops?
Last August, a report by the Natural Resources Defense Council stated that 40 percent of food produced in the United States goes to waste. The waste happens throughout the food chain, starting with 7 percent of fields not being harvested because of weather, … Continue reading
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Tagged AFAC, bok choi, broccoli, cole crops, food waste, gleaning, kale, kohlrabi, Natural Resources Defense Council, Plot Against Hunger, USDA Experimental Farm
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Farm to Table: Gleaning Turnips at USDA Experimental Farm
Saturday morning I hitched a ride with Puwen Lee, Arlington Food Assistance Center’s Volunteer Coordinator, up to the USDA’s experimental farm in Beltsville, Maryland to pick turnips. A group of about 15 met at the north farm and followed our … Continue reading