“ Farming”If You’re Not Dirty Someone’s Going Hungry”

Beautiful red,green and orange tomatoes were gleaned on Saturday at The Original Manassero

Farms tomato field located in Irvine on Jeffrey and Irvine Valley at Irvine Valley College.

18 rolls were donated to Loaves and Fishes x10 to help fight hunger. Different varieties

were in the tomato filed including Red Heirloom, Amana Orange Heirlooms and many

others.

Alex Tran seen above with these great looking tomatoes is one of Loaves and Fishes x10

greatest volunteers. Alex continues to come out and support the gleaning projects and

brings volunteers as well. He is one of the ones that we can count on to show up and

get dirty in the fields.

The tomatoes gleaned on Saturday were picked specifically for Bruno Serato

founder of Caterina’s Club an organization that feeds pasta to over 1,800 kids every

night five days a week. The president of Loaves and Fishes x10 made it his mission

to make sure that Bruno received as many crates as possible that Saturday so that

he could have fresh tomatoes for his sauce.

22 crates of tomatoes was donated to Caterina’s Club that Saturday Afternoon. These

farm fresh tomatoes picked by volunteers and the president were amazing in size and

colors.

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It was hot but at the same time it was a great day to glean tomatoes at The Original

Manassero Farms  for Food Banks. Volunteers came from Saddleback Church Food

Pantry,Official No One Left Behind a non-profit that serves in the Santa Ana Community

and other volunteers. Volunteers started off gleaning Red Heirloom tomatoes that were

so tempting you wanted to eat one right off the vine. Official No One Left behind showed

up  a few minutes later with volunteers and two vehicles ready to get the job done for their

organization. Joyce and 6 other volunteers gleaned over 400 lbs of sweet Heirloom tomatoes.

This was the first time they were in tomatoes fields picking and they seemed to enjoy it.

Time went by so fast and there was still a lot of tomatoes left on the 4 acre field. The

president is always saying that there is so much fresh produce on the fields left  after

the gleaning he has to make sure that he gets more volunteers to come out. Over all

it was a great day and a successful one for the volunteers and Food Banks. Now isn’t

this Heirloom beautiful.

This is a call out to anyone who can help… The Orange County Toy Collaborative who partners with Toys for Tots is in need of a 35,000 s/f minimum warehouse for this years toy distribution. The Orange County Toy Collaborative distributes toys to over 360 non profits here in orange County and without a warehouse these non profits who serve thousands of families will not receive any toys this year. The Orange County Toy Collaborative has been working with Toys for Tots for over 10 years. If anyone has a connection to a warehouse or business who may be able to help with a warehouse please contact me at robert@loavesandfishesx10.com or 714-718-2930.

The Orange County Toy Collaborative is a non profit organization and can only give a tax write 

off to any business or person who is willing to help this year with a warehouse here in Orange County.

Thank you for your help in this matter.

WE will be at The Great Park on Orange County Produce Farmland this Saturday, May 25th from 9am until 11am. Showing support for the community while making a difference in the lives of  families in need. 

Hours Of Gleaning (9:am to 11:am)

Directions to The Great Park:

Take the (5 ) South to Sand Canyon Off Ramp and turn (Left)and go straight to the first light

Marine Way and turn (Right) continue straight until you get to the Guard Shack

Turn (Left) and follow the road all the way to the stop sign

Continue straight pass the stop sign and park immediately on the right

The president will be waiting with his White Ford van to caravan (@9am) to the gleaning area.

What needed:

Please make sure all volunteers sign the waivers before they come out this will help us to get to the fields faster.

Waiver https://loavesandfishesx10.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Volunteer-Waiver-Form.pdf

Proper Clothing

All volunteers must wear long sleeve shirts,pants, closed toe shoes,gloves if you prefer,

hat if you want to protect yourself from the heat and bring some water.

                  Organizations responsibility

Organizations must bring their own vehicles to transfer harvested produce back to their facilities.

You must also bring your own crates ,gaylords etc If you don’t have any we will try and get you some

 you can borrow but must be returned before the next harvesting. 

NOTE… All organizations must give L&F x10 the weight count and list of produce you 

                   received Saturday. This will be  required every time there is a harvest or gleaning

                   project.

Thank you and see you Saturday.

Young brother in the Lord Gabriel Reyes A.K.A (Dacode)  is a young talented

Christian Rapper who lives in Santa Ana California. Gabriel’s desire is to reach

the youth with his talent the Lord  gave him in order to help change and guide

the youth who are caught up in the world and also who may have strayed away

from the truth in Jesus Christ.

Romans 12:2

Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is–his good, pleasing and perfect will.

We are excited about showing  this video on how Christian Rapper Gabriel

Reyes and President Robert Flournoy came together to Minister to the youth.

See Video…