A June plum harvest in Vancouver, WA shows how HAH and PFTP volunteers turn backyard abundance into community nourishment, proving that a few hours of shared effort can meaningfully reduce food waste and strengthen local food systems....
Check out a Summer Associate's first week! It involved hands-on orchard work, fruit preservation and harvesting 200+ pounds of plums with longtime volunteers....
Juggling overwhelming personal and professional demands, Kianna embraces triage and tenacity, finding meaning in fruit-harvesting work after a grateful community member shared its lasting impact....
With only four hours of overlap, one VISTA built a comprehensive guidebook to set every future member up for success....
Learn how Owen (Harvest VISTA member) collaborated with the Jewish Federation of Greater Portland to set up a volunteer day at the Parkrose Community Orchard....
Owen is now serving as the Volunteer and Outreach Coordinator VISTA with PFTP. The nonprofit seeks to expand its volunteer base in order to increase the amount of fruit that it donates to local food pantries. Owen will be present at many of PFTP’s work...
Owen Cooper is serving in Portland, Oregon at Portland Fruit Tree Project (PFTP). PFTP is a grassroots non-profit organization that cares for and harvests fruit trees in the Portland area for donation to local culturally-specific food pantries. Its mission is “to increase equitable access to...