Jan 13, 2010
On October 12th and 27th, UlsterCorps volunteers participated in a region-wide gleaning initiative. Stiles Najac, Food Security Coorindator for CCE Orange, contacted us about a farmer in Columbia County who was willing to let us glean at his orchard. We put together a...
Dec 12, 2009
We are confirmed for this Wednesday 12/16 for our Farms to Food Pantries pickup & delivery! Schedule: 9:50am 3-4 volunteers meet at Woodcrest in Rifton to help load apple sauce into truck 10:15am As many strong volunteers & sturdy vehicles as possible...
Dec 8, 2009
The apple sauce made from apples donated by local orchards, gleaned by a fabulous team of volunteers, and processed by our wonderful friends at Woodcrest is ready for pickup and delivery to local pantries and soup kitchens! We have also gotten calls about fresh apples...
Dec 2, 2009
Thank you so much to our amazing team of volunteer gleaners who picked 50 bushels (over a ton!!) of apples in just 3 hours December 4th!! And special thanks to our farmers, Julie of Little Dog Orchard and Billiam of Liberty View Farm for donating the apples, and to...
Dec 1, 2009
Just when we thought we’d wrapped up our seasonal gleaning project for 2009 (thank you again to everyone who helped out!!), we got a call from a wonderful local grower who still has apples on her trees she’s willing to donate! Gleaning Volunteer gleaners...
Nov 3, 2009
Tomorrow, Wednesday 11/4/09 we have an opportunity to glean some of the last of this year’s harvest. We need at least 6 people to help. Sorry for the short notice but if you would like to participate, please call Susan at 845-657-5701. We will be meeting at 9am...
