BPC members recently answered the call for help from the Society of St. Andrews to help glean collards from a field just outside Louisburg, NC.  On both March 12th and 19th, a caravan of BPC folks left the church at 8:00 am to trek down highway 56 to a collard field near Edward Best Elementary School, where the owners were allowing us to glean 1/2 of their field to feed the hungry.  Along with a few other volunteers from other churches, at least 5 truckloads, approximately 4000 pounds, of the leafy greens were taken to a nearby food pantry to disperse to those in need.

Although some of us find collards a bit (ehem) "unappetizing", we understand that the recipients were quite excited and thankful to receive a bag of this staple vegetable of U.S. southern cuisine.