Once again Josling Farms in Carlisle has permitted members of our club and friends of the club to glean its fields so that produce can be donated to various organizations dealing with food insecurity. Twenty -two club members, family, friends of Rotary, Dundas Lions Club members and some of our community garden members took part. We were able to gather 66 bushels of eggplants, tomatoes, peppers and onions as well as 860 head of cabbage.The total value of the produce based on the advertised price at the farm is $7087.50.
The produce was distributed within a week to the Salvation Army, Hamilton Jewish Family Services and Ancaster Community Services food banks. As well, the YWCA women’s shelters, St. Matthews House, Neighbour 2 Neighbour, Good Shepherd, Indwell, St. Mark’s Church, Out of the Cold and Hamilton Permaculture (the HUB and other needy groups).
Thank you to owner Craig Josling for his continued good will, letting us glean for the past several years.
Randy Abel from the Dundas Lions Club loads some of the over 800 cabbages that members cut.