Tree by tree, and row by row, roughly 10 volunteers with ProduceGood gleaned 300 golden mandarins on Wednesday, which equates to roughly 500 lbs of food.
CARLSBAD
Two years ago, North County businesswomen Nita Kurmins Gilson and Paola Richard met, became friends and decided to combine their talents in a sweet way to help the community.
Although the pandemic got in the way of their progress over the past year, this month they finally launched their collaboration: ProduceLove.
Kurmins Gilson leads the Oceanside-based food recovery agency ProduceGood, and Richard runs the Carlsbad gelato business GelatoLove. Together, they’re creating a line of ProduceLove frozen sorbets and custards made from the unwanted citrus fruit that ProduceGood gleans from North County groves.
The desserts which went on sale a few weeks ago in honor of Earth Month at GelatoLove’s two Carlsbad shops were created to raise money and awareness for ProduceGood’s efforts to feed the hungry, while diverting food waste from local landfills.