Cleaves, Sara M.

Potier, Beth

English

University of New Hampshire

University of New Hampshire
University of New Hampshire Scholars' Repository
Media Relations Administrative Offices
3-6-2013
N.H. Farm to School Receives Funding for State
Gleaning Work
Sara M. Cleaves
UNH Sustainability Institute
Beth Potier
UNH Media Relations
Follow this and additional works at: https://scholars.unh.edu/news
This News Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Administrative Offices at University of New Hampshire Scholars' Repository. It has
been accepted for inclusion in Media Relations by an authorized administrator of University of New Hampshire Scholars' Repository. For more
information, please contact nicole.hentz@unh.edu.
Recommended Citation
Cleaves, Sara M. and Potier, Beth, "N.H. Farm to School Receives Funding for State Gleaning Work" (2013). UNH Today. 4180.
https://scholars.unh.edu/news/4180
N.H. Farm to School, housed at the 
Sustainability Institute at UNH, received New 
Hampshire Charitable Foundation funding to 
bring farms and volunteers together to glean 
unused produce from local farms to donate to 
state food banks, public schools and others in 
need. Credit: N.H. Farm to School.
March 6, 2013 
N.H. Farm to School Receives Funding for State Gleaning Work
DURHAM, N.H. – A grant to New Hampshire Farm to 
School, housed in the Sustainability Institute at the 
University of New Hampshire, will facilitate an unusual 
initiative aimed at reducing food waste and bringing 
fresh, local produce to those in need. The grant from 
the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, for more 
than $38,000, will support gleaning, the collection of 
leftover crops from farmers’ fields.
With roots in the Bible, gleaning involves picking 
produce from farmers’ fields after the fields have been 
commercially harvested or on fields where it is not 
economically profitable to harvest. With this grant, N.H. 
Farm to School will coordinate the state’s first regional 
gleaning networks to harvest and gather fresh produce 
from New Hampshire farms and distribute it to those in 
need. 
“Gleaning is a great way to engage community members 
in getting local food to those in need,” says NH Farm to 
School coordinator Stacey Purslow. “It provides fresh, 
nutritious food to organizations that often lack the 
resources to serve and distribute anything other than 
processed and packaged foods.” Last year, the state’s 
only organized gleaning effort, the Veggie Volunteers coordinated by Carroll County Cooperative 
Extension, gleaned nearly 12,000 pounds of produce from one farm.
N.H. Farm to School will conduct an informational workshop for potential participants (farmers, 
volunteer gleaners, and potential recipients), provide technical assistance and support for gleaning 
groups, and track the amount of food gleaned and distributed and the participation of volunteers. At 
least four new community­based gleaning groups will be in operation in the state by the end of 
2013, with N.H. public schools, food pantries, and the N.H. Food bank receiving the fresh produce 
that is gleaned.
Volunteer gleaners will come from church groups, students who need community activity hours, 
summer campers, UNH Cooperative Extension Master Gardeners, parents and their homeschooled 
children, college and university student groups, retirees, and other community groups and non­
profits.
Media Relations
Page 1 of 2UNH News: N.H. Farm to School Receives Funding for State Gleaning Work
2/7/2018http://www.unh.edu/delete/news/releases/2013/mar/sc06gleaning.cfm.html
N.H. Farm to School is a statewide program house at the Sustainability Institute at UNH that 
connects N.H. farms and schools. Farm to school connections enable schools to serve healthy, locally 
grown foods in their cafeterias, integrate farms, food, and nutrition into their curriculum, and 
explore food and agriculture­based learning opportunities. Learn more at www.nhfarmtoschool.org.
Such sustainable food system work is a key component of the Sustainability Institute at UNH. 
Sustainability is a core value of UNH, shaping the university’s culture, informing its behavior, and 
guiding its work. As a nationally recognized leader, the Sustainability Institute acts as convener, 
cultivator and champion of sustainability on campus, in the state and region, and around the world. 
Learn more at www.sustainableunh.unh.edu.
The University of New Hampshire, founded in 1866, is a world­class public research university with 
the feel of a New England liberal arts college. A land, sea and space­grant university, UNH is the 
state’s flagship public institution, enrolling 11,800 undergraduate and 2,400 graduate students.
­30­
Photograph available to download:
http://www.unh.edu/news/releases/2013/mar/gleaning.jpg
Caption: N.H. Farm to School, housed at the Sustainability Institute at UNH, received New Hampshire 
Charitable Foundation funding to bring farms and volunteers together to glean unused produce from 
local farms to donate to state food banks, public schools and others in need. 
Credit: N.H. Farm to School 
Media Contact: Sara M. Cleaves | 603­862­0172 | UNH Sustainability Institute 
Secondary Contact: Beth Potier | 603­862­1566 | UNH Media Relations | @unhnews
Copyright © 2018, The University of New Hampshire  •  Durham, NH 03824  •  UNH main directory: (603) 862­1234. 
Media Relations is a unit of Communications & Public Affairs which is a division of University Advancement. 
ADA Acknowledgement | Contact the Webmaster | UNH Today | UNH Social Media Index
Page 2 of 2UNH News: N.H. Farm to School Receives Funding for State Gleaning Work
2/7/2018http://www.unh.edu/delete/news/releases/2013/mar/sc06gleaning.cfm.html


N.H. Farm to School Receives Funding for State Gleaning Work

UNH Scholars' Repository

University of New HampshireUniversity of New Hampshire Scholars' RepositoryMedia Relations Administrative Offices3-6-2013N.H. Farm to School Receives Funding for StateGleaning WorkSara M. CleavesUNH Sustainability InstituteBeth PotierUNH Media RelationsFollow this and additional works at: https://scholars.unh.edu/newsThis News Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Administrative Offices at University of New Hampshire Scholars' Repository. It hasbeen accepted for inclusion in Media Relations by an authorized administrator of University of New Hampshire Scholars' Repository. For moreinformation, please contact nicole.hentz@unh.edu.Recommended CitationCleaves, Sara M. and Potier, Beth, "N.H. Farm to School Receives Funding for State Gleaning Work" (2013). UNH Today. 4180.https://scholars.unh.edu/news/4180N.H. Farm to School, housed at the Sustainability Institute at UNH, received New Hampshire Charitable Foundation funding to bring farms and volunteers together to glean unused produce from local farms to donate to state food banks, public schools and others in need. Credit: N.H. Farm to School.March 6, 2013 N.H. Farm to School Receives Funding for State Gleaning WorkDURHAM, N.H. – A grant to New Hampshire Farm to School, housed in the Sustainability Institute at the University of New Hampshire, will facilitate an unusual initiative aimed at reducing food waste and bringing fresh, local produce to those in need. The grant from the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, for more than $38,000, will support gleaning, the collection of leftover crops from farmers’ fields.With roots in the Bible, gleaning involves picking produce from farmers’ fields after the fields have been commercially harvested or on fields where it is not economically profitable to harvest. With this grant, N.H. Farm to School will coordinate the state’s first regional gleaning networks to harvest and gather fresh produce from New Hampshire farms and distribute it to those in need. “Gleaning is a great way to engage community members in getting local food to those in need,” says NH Farm to School coordinator Stacey Purslow. “It provides fresh, nutritious food to organizations that often lack the resources to serve and distribute anything other than processed and packaged foods.” Last year, the state’s only organized gleaning effort, the Veggie Volunteers coordinated by Carroll County Cooperative Extension, gleaned nearly 12,000 pounds of produce from one farm.N.H. Farm to School will conduct an informational workshop for potential participants (farmers, volunteer gleaners, and potential recipients), provide technical assistance and support for gleaning groups, and track the amount of food gleaned and distributed and the participation of volunteers. At least four new community­based gleaning groups will be in operation in the state by the end of 2013, with N.H. public schools, food pantries, and the N.H. Food bank receiving the fresh produce that is gleaned.Volunteer gleaners will come from church groups, students who need community activity hours, summer campers, UNH Cooperative Extension Master Gardeners, parents and their homeschooled children, college and university student groups, retirees, and other community groups and non­profits.Media RelationsPage 1 of 2UNH News: N.H. Farm to School Receives Funding for State Gleaning Work2/7/2018http://www.unh.edu/delete/news/releases/2013/mar/sc06gleaning.cfm.htmlN.H. Farm to School is a statewide program house at the Sustainability Institute at UNH that connects N.H. farms and schools. Farm to school connections enable schools to serve healthy, locally grown foods in their cafeterias, integrate farms, food, and nutrition into their curriculum, and explore food and agriculture­based learning opportunities. Learn more at www.nhfarmtoschool.org.Such sustainable food system work is a key component of the Sustainability Institute at UNH. Sustainability is a core value of UNH, shaping the university’s culture, informing its behavior, and guiding its work. As a nationally recognized leader, the Sustainability Institute acts as convener, cultivator and champion of sustainability on campus, in the state and region, and around the world. Learn more at www.sustainableunh.unh.edu.The University of New Hampshire, founded in 1866, is a world­class public research university with the feel of a New England liberal arts college. A land, sea and space­grant university, UNH is the state’s flagship public institution, enrolling 11,800 undergraduate and 2,400 graduate students.­30­Photograph available to download:http://www.unh.edu/news/releases/2013/mar/gleaning.jpgCaption: N.H. Farm to School, housed at the Sustainability Institute at UNH, received New Hampshire Charitable Foundation funding to bring farms and volunteers together to glean unused produce from local farms to donate to state food banks, public schools and others in need. Credit: N.H. Farm to School Media Contact: Sara M. Cleaves | 603­862­0172 | UNH Sustainability Institute Secondary Contact: Beth Potier | 603­862­1566 | UNH Media Relations | @unhnewsCopyright © 2018, The University of New Hampshire  •  Durham, NH 03824  •  UNH main directory: (603) 862­1234. Media Relations is a unit of Communications & Public Affairs which is a division of University Advancement. ADA Acknowledgement | Contact the Webmaster | UNH Today | UNH Social Media IndexPage 2 of 2UNH News: N.H. Farm to School Receives Funding for State Gleaning Work2/7/2018http://www.unh.edu/delete/news/releases/2013/mar/sc06gleaning.cfm.html

https://scholars.unh.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=5179&amp;context=news

N.H. Farm to School Receives Funding for State Gleaning Work

Abstract

Similar works

Full text

Available Versions

University of New Hampshire

UNH Scholars' Repository