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| Cornwall farmers urged to open fields to 'gleaners' as demand grows | Cornwall farmers urged to open fields to 'gleaners' as demand grows |
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| Volunteer Lucy Scarratt collecting excess cabbages from a farm near Newquay | Volunteer Lucy Scarratt collecting excess cabbages from a farm near Newquay |
| Volunteer Lucy Scarratt collecting excess cabbages from a farm near Newquay | Volunteer Lucy Scarratt collecting excess cabbages from a farm near Newquay |
| Farmers in Cornwall are being urged to open their crop fields to volunteers who collect leftover vegetables for food banks. | Farmers in Cornwall are being urged to open their crop fields to volunteers who collect leftover vegetables for food banks. |
| The Gleaning Cornwall Network said demand for donated food was "rising substantially" across the county. | The Gleaning Cornwall Network said demand for donated food was "rising substantially" across the county. |
| Gleaning is the practice of collecting excess or leftover fresh food such as cabbages and potatoes. | Gleaning is the practice of collecting excess or leftover fresh food such as cabbages and potatoes. |
| Volunteers collect the food and then distribute it to charities. | Volunteers collect the food and then distribute it to charities. |
| Volunteers collect the food and distribute it to charities | Volunteers collect the food and distribute it to charities |
| Volunteers collect the food and distribute it to charities | Volunteers collect the food and distribute it to charities |
| Jennie Duncan, from the network, said: "We need more farmers - if you're a farmer or a smallholder, we really desperately need your help at the moment. | Jennie Duncan, from the network, said: "We need more farmers - if you're a farmer or a smallholder, we really desperately need your help at the moment. |
| "People are very hungry and we really need to keep the gleaning as an ongoing project." | "People are very hungry and we really need to keep the gleaning as an ongoing project." |
| The organisation said it had about 300 volunteers that collected and distributed more than 70 tonnes of produce to charities. | The organisation said it had about 300 volunteers that collected and distributed more than 70 tonnes of produce to charities. |
| The Gleaning Cornwall Network sends produce to more than 60 charities | The Gleaning Cornwall Network sends produce to more than 60 charities |
| The Gleaning Cornwall Network sends produce to more than 60 charities | The Gleaning Cornwall Network sends produce to more than 60 charities |
| Ms Duncan said the food was "going on someone's plate" rather than being ploughed back into a field. | Ms Duncan said the food was "going on someone's plate" rather than being ploughed back into a field. |
| "It's very concerning, especially in Cornwall, how many people we are feeding. | "It's very concerning, especially in Cornwall, how many people we are feeding. |
| "We send our produce out to 60 charities across the county - some of those are actually repurposing the food and making it into hot meals for people [and] that is actually rising," she added. | "We send our produce out to 60 charities across the county - some of those are actually repurposing the food and making it into hot meals for people [and] that is actually rising," she added. |
| In June, it was revealed the number of organisations that provided food aid in Cornwall had increased from 20 to 180 in seven years. | In June, it was revealed the number of organisations that provided food aid in Cornwall had increased from 20 to 180 in seven years. |
| On Tuesday, Wadebridge Foodbank opened a satellite food bank in popular tourist destination and high-end restaurant hotspot Padstow after it saw a 75% increase in referrals from the area in the past year. | On Tuesday, Wadebridge Foodbank opened a satellite food bank in popular tourist destination and high-end restaurant hotspot Padstow after it saw a 75% increase in referrals from the area in the past year. |
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| Cornwall | Cornwall |
| Food waste | Food waste |