(ChurchLeaders) Though it’s often associated with the Old Testament story of Ruth and Boaz, gleaning has found fresh relevance during a 21st-century pandemic. The process of collecting extra crops to feed hungry people is bolstering many American communities while providing perks to farmers.
On Sunday, PBS NewsHour featured a cooperative effort among New York’s Sycamore Farms, Cornell Cooperative Extension, and St. Mary’s Outreach, based at an Episcopal church in Newburgh, New York. Reporter Michael Hill shared how thousands of pounds of fresh produce now goes to good use in a poor community that’s classified as a food desert.