Fruits of the City Urban Fruit Gleaning Initiative

Food shelves in Minnesota struggle to fulfill demand for produce year round; meanwhile many homeowners and orchards are burdened with more fruit than they can make use of. In its second year, The Minnesota Project’s Fruits of the City program seeks to solve both dilemmas by organizing volunteers to glean fruit from trees in Twin Cities neighborhoods and deliver it to area food shelves. In 2009, with the help of many volunteers and homeowners, Fruits of the City gathered and donated over 15,000 pounds of surplus fruit to Minnesota food shelves. We are aiming for 22,000 pounds this year. We are excited about the potential for growth, but we need financial support to make it happen.

For more details on Fruits of the City:

http://www.mnproject.org/food-FruitGleaning.html

You can also visit the Minnesota Project blog, Facebook page and Twitter to find out the latest news about the Fruits of the City initiative:

Blog: www.mnproject.org/blog

Facebook: www.facebook.com/mnproject

Twitter: www.twitter.com/themnproject