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Gleaning is the act of collecting leftover crops from farmers' fields after they have been commercially harvested or on fields where it is not economically profitable to harvest. It is a practice described in the Hebrew Bible that became a legally enforced entitlement of the poor in a number of Christian kingdoms.[1][2] Modern day "dumpster diving", when done for food or culinary ingredients, is seen as a similar form of food recovery.[3] Gleaning is also still used to provide nutritious harvested foods for those in need. In the United States, it is used due to the need for a national network to aid food recovery organizations. This is called the National Gleaning Project,[4] which was started by the Center for Agriculture and Food Systems at Vermont Law and Graduate School to aid those less fortunate much like the old Christian Kingdoms.
- ^ Hussey, Stephen (1997). "'The Last Survivor of an Ancient Race': The Changing Face of Essex Gleaning". The Agricultural History Review. 45 (1): 61–72. JSTOR 40275132.
- ^ Carpenter, Eugene E. (2000). Holman Treasury of Key Bible Words: 200 Greek and 200 Hebrew Words Defined and Explained. B&H Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-8054-9352-8. Retrieved 2013-08-06.
- ^ Marshman, Jennifer; Scott, Steffanie (January 2019). "Gleaning in the 21st century: Urban food recovery and community food security in Ontario, Canada". Canadian Food Studies. 6 (1): 100–119. doi:10.15353/cfs-rcea.v6i1.264. hdl:10012/9736. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- ^ National Gleaning Project