Gleaners MS

Our new van helps us rescue and redistribute more food across the communities we serve, connecting surplus food from grocery stores, restaurants, and caterers with the people who need it most. For over 39 years, The Gleaners has worked to make sure good food doesn’t go to waste.

Because hunger and food waste can both be solved when communities work together.

This work doesn’t happen in isolation.

It happens because businesses choose to be part of something bigger.

Today, we’re highlighting one of our partners, Salad Days, who helps make food rescue possible by donating surplus food that would otherwise go to waste.

Partnerships like this are what allow us to scale our impact—turning excess into access, and making sure more food reaches more people.

If you’re a business with surplus food, there is a way for it to do more.

And it starts with a simple yes.

Salad Days Produce

Most people never see what happens between surplus food and a family’s table.

It starts with a call or a scheduled pickup. A grocery store, a restaurant, a partner with food they can’t use, but that is still perfectly good.

From there, our volunteers step in. Food is collected, sorted, checked, and organized. What can be distributed immediately is prepared for delivery. What needs extra handling is processed so it doesn’t go to waste.

Then it moves back out into the community. To shelters. To churches. To organizations serving families who need it.

This is what food rescue really looks like.

Too many go hungry while good food goes to waste.

Gleaners of Mississippi rescues surplus food from retailers, grocers, caterers, and hospitals that would otherwise go to waste. When food can’t be distributed as-is, it’s repurposed through processing or alternative uses to ensure nothing valuable is lost. From there, nutritious food is redistributed to shelters, churches, and community partners, helping fight hunger while reducing food waste across Mississippi.

If you could help fight hunger in one way today, what would it be?

Donating
Volunteering
Sharing our mission
Partnering as a business

Tell us in the comments and let’s take the next step together.

Because of your support, food didn’t go to waste, it went to families.

Did you know food waste and hunger exist side by side in Mississippi?

Perfectly good food is discarded every day while families struggle to put meals on the table. Gleaning bridges that gap—rescuing food and restoring dignity.

Fighting hunger isn’t just about food. It’s about systems, access, and community action.

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