Gleaning.

The bible tells farmers to leave part of the harvest for those who are poor and in need. Well many farmers now do not. They turn the fallen or missed crops back under very quickly. Today we(my friend and I) stopped by a lady who belongs to our church.My friend needed to borrow a table for a dinner. We noticed they had just harvested sweet potatoes recently. My friend was already friends with her and asked about the sweet potatoes. We were told to go pick as much as we wanted. Well I wish I had known, I would have come prepared to dig,but we were able to pick almost half a bushel. I could have gotten more and wish I had had the time but my friend was in a hurry. But I am very thankful for what we do have. Some of the potatoes were scarred or broken but that is okay. I will cut the bad off and use the rest. Their harvesters did a fine job harvesting because we could not find many really nice big ones. That is good for them. I need to let some of them cure out better to become sweeter . This should give me a start on the sweet potatoes we need for the winter. Thank God for answered prayer. I had been praying about being able to glean crops. I also mentioned to this lady that if she did not mind, if we could pick up some pecans when the time comes. Since she is in a wheelchair she is unable to. I believe she is going to let me do that too. She is also the one who is going to give me some chickens when I get my coop built .  Such blessings. I do need to spread the word at church  about wanting to glean crops. No one will know unless you ask.   So even though I did not get to put a garden in this year, I hope to put away food for the winter as I see it come on sale very cheaply. When Thanksgiving comes, many times collards and sweet potatoes and such are on a deep discount.That will be the time to stock up. God is good!