Through the Central Lakes College Gleaning Program, 14,458 pounds of food was donated to local communities in 2015.
The Gleaning Program started after the college’s Ag & Energy Center received a Hunger Free Minnesota grant in Spring 2015 to better utilize research products around local foods initiatives.
Donations include:
1000 pounds to food shelves including:
(Community Gardens Youth Program) |
· Motley |
· Staples |
· Sebeka |
· Browerville |
· Long Prairie |
38 pounds to Weight Watchers |
50 pounds to church in Motley |
57 pounds to church in Staples |
139 bushels of apples to community |
300 dozen ears of sweet corn FFA used |
500 pounds of produce to food shelf from the high tunnel |
25 dozen ears of corn to Farm to school |
1000 ears of sweet corn for Railroad Days in Staples
90 dozen ears for CLC Student Senate
Total of 14,458 pounds of food gleaned and donated for local communities.
CLC’s partners in the Gleaning Program include: Region Five, Community Corrections, Living Legacy Gardens, CLC Ag & Energy Center, Sprout Food Hub, Staples Motley FFA, Staples Lions and CLC Student Senate. |
As a result of this initiative, CLC has continued its partnership with Region Five, Lakewood Health System, and Sprout Food Hub to be the recipients of a $500,000 Bush Foundation award.