Gleaning, Produce Rescue at Food Banks Helps Feed Communities, Reduce Waste

Gleaning, Produce Rescue at Food Banks Helps Feed Communities, Reduce Waste
Workers gather food for a homeless mission while at the Edmonton Food Bank, in Edmonton on July 21, 2023. The Canadian Press/Jason Franson
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Half-price strawberries in stacked pallets and freshly gleaned spinach from a farm sit in a food bank’s walk-in fridge waiting to be redistributed.

“There might be a few blemishes but you can just cut that off. It’s still good,” says Sieg Bressmer, holding a pack of deep red strawberries atEdmonton’s Food Bank in the northwest part of the city.