On August 4th we welcomed a new member to the Gleaners Family:

baby Andrew David Pasma

born to our General Manager, Joel & his wife Cait. 

Big sister Theresa is thrilled!

Volunteer 'A.P' gives the reason he comes to the Gleaners each week:  "People need to eat"

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122 million more people pushed into hunger since 2019 due to multiple crises, reveals UN report.

When our hearts are breaking we want to DO something.

Because of our Volunteers and Donors,

we have been able to produce

14,162,400 meals to feed the hungry in 2023.

Together we make a difference.

More that 4.4 million acres of agricultural land was destroyed in Pakistan during the 2022 floods.  Food scarcity and rising costs most affect those who were already poor, and many families are still struggling to survive.  In June 2023 we were able to send 1.2 million servings of soup to flood-affected families in Pakistan with Samaritan's Purse.

Samaritan's Purse distributed pots, dishes, and Gleaners soup mix to flood-affecd families in Pakistan

Volunteer hours: Monday to Friday 8:30 am to noon.  New volunteers welcome!

Tours available any day we’re open. 10:15am is a perfect time to come for a tour!

Do you need a house sitter?  We have wonderful volunteers who live out of town that love to come and serve with us and just need a place to stay when in town.  Let us know if you might be able to help in this way and we'll connect you.

Plant closed Monday, November 13th for Remembrance Day observed

Christmas Social: Thursday, December 7th at 10:30am.  Please bring a large plate of finger food - savory or sweet.  We'll enjoy some carol singing, a fun presentation and of course food and fellowship together.  Come join us!

FVG Clean-up day December 21st

Plant closed for Christmas holidays: Dec 22-Jan 1st.  Open again January 2nd to start our 2024 Production.

We had a fantastic time over two evenings enjoying a great dinner, listening to some fabulous music, encouraged by volunteer testimonies, and hearing from one of our sending/distribtuion partners.  Lindsey Schacter, COO of Global Aid Network shared powerful stories of the impact that our soup is making around the world.  There were stories of children, families, churches, and communities helped by the food made at FVG.  Nutrition Centers regularly serving our soup in places like Paraguay for the past 14 years has opened the door for many to hear and be changed by the gospel.  One nutrition center even planted a church - all started with serving Gleaners soup!  Wow, what God can do with our humble contributions and gifts!

Thank you to all who came or supported our Celebration Fundraising Dinners!  We raised $118,000.  Thank you!

- Originally installed in 2001

- Fits 6 racks, each rack holding 60 trays full of diced vegetables

- 9.5 hours drying time

- A full load produces about 2 barrels of diced vegetables for the soup mix