CVSan Coordinates Earth Day Gleaning Event

For the first time, Castro Valley Sanitary District (CVSan) coordinated an Independent Tree Fruit Gleaning event for Earth Day. From Monday, April 19th through Saturday April 24th, approximately 20 members of the community gleaned over 700 pounds of oranges, tangerines, grapefruit, and lemons on their own, around Castro Valley. This project would not have been possible without the residents who reached out to CVSan and allowed access to the fruit trees in their yards. CVSan connected volunteers to local trees they could glean fruit from. CVSan also donated fruit pickers to help volunteers glean fruit that would be hard to reach without the tools.

The fruit harvested was donated to Greek Orthodox Church Food Pantry, Dig Deep Farms, and other local food assistance agencies. CVSan has previously coordinated gleaning events during Zero Waste Week, an annual community celebration each February that inspires action and awareness about reducing waste. For more information about how to be part of local gleaning efforts to help those in need, please visit cvsan.org/Gleaning.