4-H groups in Goodhue County, Minnesota are invited to volunteer as "gleaning crews" to pick leftover produce from gardens and orchards and donate it to local food shelves from spring through fall 2009. Gleaning involves organized outings where volunteers harvest extra crops to provide food for the hungry. Produce can also be donated directly to one of several area food shelves. The program is part of a national "Plant a Row for the Hungry" initiative. Those interested can contact their local food shelf or the University of Minnesota Extension Office for more details.

1. 4‐H “Plant a Row for the Hungry” Project:
4‐H Groups Wanted as “Gleaning Crews”
to Pick Leftover Produce from Gardens for the Food Shelf
Spring‐Summer‐Fall 2009 – Across Goodhue County
Who: 4‐Hers, 4‐H clubs/groups, friends and families
What: “Gleaning Crews” to organize “Gleaning Outings” – 4‐Hers and 4‐H
clubs/groups are wanted as “gleaning crews” to organize “gleaning”
outings.” A gleaning outing is one where a group (gleaning crew)
goes into a garden/field/orchard and picks all the left‐over
produce/crops and provides to a local food shelf.
This is part of “Plant a Row for the Hungry,” which is a national
campaign designed to encourage gardeners to grow a little extra and
donate fresh produce to food banks and shelters for the homeless
and hungry. In Goodhue County, this is organized by the University
of Minnesota Master Gardener Volunteers. For more information
about Plant a Row, visit:
http://www.gardenwriters.org/gwa.php?p=par/index.html
When/Where: Spring‐Summer‐Fall 2009 across Goodhue County
Interested? To volunteer your 4‐H club/group as a gleaning crew, or for more
information on donating your fresh produce (including drop‐off days
and times at the food shelf) or offering your garden or fruit trees for
gleaning, contact your local food shelf. You can also find your
nearest MN food shelf at www.hungersolutions.org/find.
Cannon Falls – Call 507‐298‐1500, housed at First English Lutheran
Church at: www.firstenglishchurch.com/ministrymission.dsp
Lake City – Call (651) 345‐5888
http://national.citysearch.com/profile/5506685/?brand=smx_ypnat‐nc
Pine Island – Contact Dave at 507‐356‐8990
Red Wing – Contact Craig 651‐388‐5985 or Mary 651‐388‐2698,
housed at First Lutheran Church in Red Wing
Zumbrota – Contact Ruth at 507‐732‐7828
Questions? Contact U of M Master Gardener Volunteer Coordinator Terry
Yockey at tlyockey@northerngardening.com or the Extension Office
at 651‐385‐3100, 1‐800‐385‐3101 or mnext‐goodhue@umn.edu.
The 4‐H Plant a Row for the Hungry flyer is available online at
www.extension.umn.edu/county/goodhue (click on 4‐H in Goodhue
County and look under forms).
Goodhue County 4-H
University of Minnesota Extension
509 W 5th Street, Gov’t Ctr Rm 201, Red Wing MN 55066
Phone: 651-385-3100 or 1-800-385-3101 Fax: 651-385-3089
Email: mnext-goodhue@umn.edu
Website: www.extension.umn.edu/county/goodhue
(click on 4-H in Goodhue County)
IRMAext4-HGardeningDiscover Garden flyer, 2009