Greetings!
The importance of gleaning is more clear to us than ever before.

We are currently witnessing drastic disruptions to the economy, and the food supply chain on both a global and local level. Large portions of the food industry including manufacturers, restaurants, schools and institutions have made the decision to close or suspend operations, stranding large volumes of nutritious food and creating  tremendous waste. Simultaneously, the  need for basic services  continues to skyrocket , and many food pantries have been forced to close or operate at reduced capacity as they try to quickly adapt procedures to maintain the safety of their staff, volunteers and clients. 

We have made the decision to jump (safely) into action, taking into consideration the biggest impact we can have in the short and long term. We are providing trucking and logistics support for producers with surplus food and community based organizations, connecting the dots in the face of a broken supply chain. We are also re-imagining our on-farm gleaning operations for the upcoming growing season to protect our staff and volunteers, as well as to scale up infrastructure for the greatest impact.

We anticipate an unprecedented demand in urban areas for food assistance and access to fresh fruits and vegetables for the foreseeable future.    We anticipate resuming on-farm gleaning in July with modified procedures to ensure the safety of our staff, volunteers, and recipients. Gleaning opportunities will be posted as crops become available in late spring / early summer. Our glean team is looking forward to working with you to address hunger through a collaborative and systems based approach. Soon enough we will resume harvesting high quality, nutritious produce and equitably distributing it throughout our communities. ​

Thank you for your ongoing support, both in the fields and from afar. Your encouragement, commitment, and generosity sustain us in doing this work, now and in the season to come.


With gratitude ,

The staff of Boston Area Gleaners
Coming soon:
new positions on the Glean Team
Gleaning is an all-hands-on-deck sort of thing. That was true even before the current pandemic, and this season, we know we'll be busier than ever. As our 2020 season approaches, we're looking forward to working to provide our hunger relief partners with fresh, surplus produce from local farms. That means we'll be adding new members to our stellar operations team!

We'll be hiring drivers and apprentices to bolster our ranks and grow another new crop of folks committed to making our food system more equitable for all.

Stay tuned in coming weeks for job descriptions and other information about our hiring process.
Thank you to our donors
Thank you to all who have contributed to support our response to the COVID-19 pandemic!

We are grateful to all the individual donors whose contributions have always sustained our work.

We also thank the following businesses and organizations for contributing toward our emergency relief efforts.





From our blog:
The Gleaner Cookbook: Zesty Lemon Anchovy Vinaigrette

If you're anything like us, you could use a new, zesty, flavorful salad in your life. There's nothing like citrus, vinegar, mustard, and (gasp) anchovies to wake up your sleepy, stressed, and perhaps overly-sugared taste buds...

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A Virtual Hug from Charlotte During the COVID-19 Era

We are a quarter of the way through a year where the pace of change in the world has exceeded anything most of us have ever experienced. I don't know about you, but I have been finding the emotional peaks and valleys a bit disorientating at times...

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Thank you to our sustaining funders:
Cabot Family Charitable Trust, The Claneil Foundation,
Cummings Foundation, First Parish Lincoln, General Mills,
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation, Johnson Family Foundation,
The Ludcke Foundation, Sudbury Foundation


This month we extend special thanks to
Tom and Lisa Blumenthal
Family Foundation
for their generous gift in support of our work
during the ongoing public health crisis