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Alpha Zeta National Service Project 2010
“From the Field to the Plate: Agriculture and Food Justice”
Orlando, FLDecember 18-21, 2010
Rikki SchwarzThe Florida Chapter of Alpha Zeta
National Agricultural Leadership Conference 2010
What is “gleaning?”
• Old Testament origin- leave corners of field unharvested for the poor to obtain food• Became common in 19th Century England• Today, often practiced by humanitarian groups• Food left over after harvest
• not aesthetically appealing, not commercially marketable• can be harvested and fed to the underserved community
• Perfectly nutritious• Also known as “food recovery”
Why is gleaning important?
• Approx. 13.2% of the US population lives in poverty
• 14,000,000 children• 24 to 27 million people in the USA need the help of hunger relief organizations to survive• According to the USDA:
• 1/5 of America’s food goes to waste each year• 130lbs of food/person ends up in landfills each year• Translates to approx. $31,000,000,000/year• 49,000,000 people could be fed on this
We in the agricultural industry have the power to affect change!
Alpha Zeta National Service Project 2010
• Combining education and hands-on service
•Focus will be on gleaning projects and service in the Orlando and Central Florida community
• Will be working with the Society of St. Andrew
• 3 1/2 days
• Will be staying at either a girl scout camp or in churches
• Transportation provided to/from Orlando airport and daily to sites where we will be working
• Meals will be provided (3 per day, breakfast on final day)
Alpha Zeta National Service Project 2010DAY 1 (tentative)
• Arrive at Orlando International Airport by mid-morning
• Introduction to the weekend and our goals
• Speaker/Activity
• Lunch
• Visit to farm, work with and learn about the lifestyle and challenges faced by migrant farm workers
• Dinner
• Free time
Alpha Zeta National Service Project 2010DAY 2 (tentative)
• Breakfast
• Gleaning on local farms (seasonal crops/produce)
• Lunch
• Service at local agencies/food banks/farm tour/making holiday baskets for underserved families in the community
• “Hunger Dinner”
• Activity/free time
Alpha Zeta National Service Project 2010DAY 3 (tentative)
* Literally taking the food from the field to the plate*
• Breakfast
• Gleaning at local farms
• Lunch
• Cook the food that we gleaned
• Serve the food that we gleaned at a local agency and interact with those we serve
• Dinner
• Free time
Alpha Zeta National Service Project 2010DAY 4 (tentative)
• Breakfast
• Speaker/Activity
• Closing remarks
• Depart for the Orlando International Airport (or stay longer to enjoy Central Florida!)
GET EXCITED!
• Opportunity to see a beautiful state with a huge agricultural industry
• Learn about food justice issues, poverty, and what you as a student of agricultural, life sciences, and natural resources can do!
• See first hand how food gets from the field to the plate and into the hands of the hungry!
• A truly gratifying and unique experience to personally affect change in a positive way
Questions?