One of the greatest gifts I ever received is A Treasury of Great Recipes, a 1965 cookbook written by Vincent Price and his wife Mary. I am a huge fan of Price the actor, so getting a sneak peak into his life as an international gourmand is very satisfying. The book is an incredible read and has remarkable, full-color pictures. It doesn't matter how obscure a celebrity - it's likely that you'll find something out there.
Even apart from the altruistic aspect of the work, Fruit Rescue's gleaning events - which are open to anyone who signs up through the group's Eventbrite page - are a fun, family-friendly way to spend a morning. The aforementioned peach-picking session didn't wind up happening (backyard fruit can be a fickle enterprise), but my nine-year-old daughter and I drove out to Martinez's Alhambra Valley on an impossibly clear-skied Tuesday morning to harvest about a dozen Bartlett pear trees in a tidy, picturesque frontyard orchard.