'I'm a lifelong San Diego sports fan, and that puts me in some great company.'
On a warm fall morning in Olivenhain, the smell of lemons fills the air. Crates of ripe fruit are stacked in the driveway of Bruce Grandquist's home. The Grandquists are blessed with more than two acres of beautiful orchards on their property in this rustic community of Encinitas, but they have no way to use the thousands of lemons their trees produce twice a year.That's when Senior Gleaners step in.
' Volunteers like Bastani are all 55 and older and enjoy the camaraderie and time spent outdoors. Gleaners bring donuts and coffee and often go out to breakfast after the pick is complete. But the story doesn't end there.The fruit is packed into vans and taken to local food banks and charities to help provide fresh produce for families who often go without. 'We might take them to Father Joe's, or Youth Family Services, or Porchlight,' says Bastani.
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