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Most kids go wild with delight at the prospect of winter vacation. However, at Cherry Park Elementary, the prospect of winter break creates a different kind of reaction: one of fear. For many students at Cherry Park Elementary, the school provides the only two meals...

Singapore is experiencing the growth of a new kind of high-rise. Twenty miles outside the busiest part of Singapore, farmer Jack Ng is building high rises that exclusively houses plants— edible plants. And his tenants pay good rent; Jack Ng is part of a vanguard of...

I think we’re all smarting from the failure of California's Proposition 37. Or maybe not, but whether you saw the tree fall in the forest or not, were all going to be hearing it fall for some time to come. The measure, which graced the ballot in California this past...

We are so excited to share the news that our community partners New Seasons Market and Equal Exchange have teamed up to offer a special holiday bulk coffee "Celebration Blend" and that $0.50 of every pound sold will be donated to Urban Gleaners! Since our inception in...

This morning we were thrilled to see the article "How Urban Gleaners Rescues a Wasted Opportunity" written by our super-star volunteer Meaghin for her blog These Salty Oats. Meaghin really captured the work that Urban Gleaners and our volunteers do every day--...

For the second year in a row, locally-owned grocery store chain New Seasons Market will support Urban Gleaners and 11 other local non-profits in our effort to combat hunger and provide access to nutritious food for all in the Portland area. They will donate $20,000 in...