Thread: CO: Sunday's food giveaway at Miller farm cancelled

Sunday's food giveaway at Miller farm cancelled
posted by: Dan Boniface

PLATTEVILLE (AP) - A second day of a field gleaning Sunday at a Platteville area farm has been cancelled because an unexpected crowd of 40,000 people picked the farm clean a day before.

Chris Miller says he expected between 5,000 to 10,000 people to show up to collect free potatoes, carrots and leeks Saturday. Instead, cars snaked around cornfields and backed up nearly three miles. About 30 acres of the 600 acre farm about 37 miles north of Denver became a parking lot.

Some people also left their cars along two nearby Colorado highways to take the field with sacks, wagons and barrels to harvest the produce.

Miller says he opened his field to the free harvest after hearing reports of food being stolen from local churches.


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It's so nice to hear of someone doing something to help others instead of worrying about making a buck in the process.

I just hope that the majority of those who were there truly needed the food and have no plans on selling it.

How bad is it when people are actually stealing food from churches? It can't be those who are in need.....all they would have to do is go in and ask because the food is there to assist them.

What! Americans know how to pick produce, this is unheard of.

Dixie

Originally Posted by Dixie

What! Americans know how to pick produce, this is unheard of.

Dixie

LOL. But wait.....maybe we shouldn't speak so quickly Dixie.....Mexico and the pro-illegals will next be claiming that the illegals TAUGHT Americans how to pick it.

We'd have all starved to death and still been living like wild animals if it weren't for the illegal aliens you know

I thought these were jobs Americans Wouldnt do?

LOL. But wait.....maybe we shouldn't speak so quickly Dixie.....Mexico and the pro-illegals will next be claiming that the illegals TAUGHT Americans how to pick it.

Just as the "skilled immigrants" are claiming that America owes its technological greatness to them.

We Dont need Illegal Immigrants to harvest our food for us this is proof GO HOME!!!


PLATTEVILLE, Colo. — A farm couple got a huge surprise when they opened their fields to anyone who wanted to pick up free vegetables left over after the harvest: 40,000 people showed up.

Joe and Chris Miller's fields were picked so clean Saturday that a second day of gleaning, the ancient practice of picking up leftover food in farm fields, was canceled Sunday.

"Overwhelmed is putting it mildly," Chris Miller said. "People obviously need food."

The Millers had expected 5,000 to 10,000 people to show up Saturday to collect free potatoes, carrots, and leeks. Instead, an estimated 11,000 vehicles snaked around cornfields and backed up more than 2 miles. About 30 acres of the 600-acre farm 37 miles north of Denver became a parking lot.

Some people parked their cars along two nearby highways to take to the field with sacks, wagons, and barrels.

"Everybody is so depressed about the economy," said Sandra Justice of Greeley, who works at a technology company. "This was a pure party. Everybody having a a great time getting something for free."

Justice and her mother and son picked 10 bags of vegetables.

The Millers said they opened the farm to the free public harvest for the first time this year after hearing reports that food had been stolen from churches. It was meant as a thank you for customers.

In previous years, the Millers allowed schoolchildren and some church groups to come to the farm during the fall to harvest their own food, said farm operations manager Dave Patterson.

About 600,000 pounds of produce were harvested Saturday, Patterson estimaed.

Weld County sheriff's deputies helped direct traffic, and the Colorado State Patrol issued citations for cars illegally parked on the side of the road.

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