Volunteers of all ages will pick apples to be donated to more than 30 organizations in Haywood County, from soup kitchens to nursing homes. The most efficient way to harvest apples is to shake the trees, toppling the fruit to the ground for kids to pick up. If the harvest is plentiful enough, volunteers will get to take some apples home for themselves.

Haywood Gleaners is an organization founded through the Christian group Society of Saint Andrews whose mission is to collect quality produce that would otherwise rot on the ground and distribute it to people in need. The group does a variety of gleans throughout the harvest season and is always looking for volunteers, with signup information available on their website. 

To sign up and receive directions to the site, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or contact glean manager Alice Herring, 540.645.2254. www.haywoodgleaners.org.