We Are OPEN For Business!
Greetings, Friends of Kalamazoo Valley Gleaners! We are OPEN for business! We need 50 volunteers daily to help us process and dehydrate surplus produce from area farmers. The tasks are
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Save The Date
Kalamazoo Valley Gleaners Open House Thursday, December 5, 2024 4 to 8pm Tour our new facility and learn how to volunteer! Refreshments provided.
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Ministry Partners
Thank you to the following churches who partner with us to end world hunger. Valley Family ChurchPrince of Peace Lutheran ChurchMilwood Community ChurchMartin Reformed ChurchCongregation of St. JosephThird Christian Reformed
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Gift-in-Kind Contributions to Kalamazoo Valley Gleaners
A special thank you to the following businesses for their generous donations of time and materials to make Kalamazoo Valley Gleaners a reality! ABC SupplyAbraxisAgio ImagingAllied Mechanical Services, Inc.American Redecoration,
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Building Progress Update
Our $250,000 dehydrator, which is the heart of our operation, arrived from Maine! Al Wirgau of Kandler Tool (KVG’s neighbor) went out of his way to unload it for us,
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Kalamazoo non-profit set to combat global hunger with imperfect produce gets lawmaker’s attention
REPOSTED FROM NEWS OUTLET KALAMAZOO, Mich. — A Kalamazoo non-profit focused on combating global hunger is getting the attention of lawmakers. Kalamazoo Valley Gleaners is expected to become fully operational by
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Nonprofit Kalamazoo Valley Gleaners dehydrating imperfect produce to feed the hungry
REPOSTED FROM NEWS OUTLET KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Two Kalamazoo couples are starting a non-profit that will use discarded produce to prevent hunger across the globe. Kalamazoo Valley Gleaners is currently starting its
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Paving the Way: Kalamazoo Valley Gleaners
God has been SO good through this faith journey of setting up Kalamazoo Valley Gleaners. As we look back over the past year, we’re amazed by God’s provisioning. He has
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We’re in the News
On December 2, Kalamazoo Valley Gleaners was featured by WZZM 13 News in their special piece about Sus Manos Gleaners in Grand Rapids who just produced their one millionth meal
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Our New Home
Recently a generous supporter purchased a 23,000 sq. ft. building for our use. We are praising the Lord for this incredible blessing. Our Building Renovation Team is planning significant improvements
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Gleaning Valuable Insights
The above photo shows founders Jim and Jane Van Tuinen and Nathan and Mary Rykse. We visited Niagara Christian Gleaners and Ontario Christian Gleaners in October 2021, and we were
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Gleaning: Kinder to the Environment
In North America more than 25% of all fruits and vegetables are plowed under or brought to landfills just because they are the wrong size, color, shape or have reached their “best before” date. This results in 63 million tons of food that goes uneaten each year. The gathering of this wasted food and processing it to produce nutritious meals is...
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Kalamazoo Gleaners Lifts Off!
Today, 11 different organizations across Canada process million of pounds of gleaned produce and provide more than 68 million servings annually. And, here in West Michigan, Sus Manos Gleaners is already providing 750,000 meals yearly to feed the hungry. So, why isn’t more gleaning taking place in this food-rich country of ours? At Kalamazoo...
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