Harvest Blog
New Harvest VISTA Program AmeriCorps Team Member: Welcome Jeanie!
July 7, 2023
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Jeanie Neumann is a Harvest VISTA AmeriCorps member serving at City Fruit as the Fundraising & Development Specialist VISTA in Seattle, Washington. Their project is focused on the development of a fundraising plan, aimed toward individual donors and City Fruit members; foundations, corporations, and government
Tacoma’s Fresh Mobile Market At The South Sound Sustainability Expo
June 5, 2023
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Danyelle is an AmeriCorps member serving in Harvest VISTA Program focused on the sustainable agriculture/food programs. She is serving at the Tacoma Farmers Market as Fresh Express Mobile Farmers Market VISTA in Washington. Her service will help to bring fresh fruit and vegetables to low-income communities where
Year 2 Reflections: Harvest VISTA Accomplishments
June 5, 2023
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AmeriCorps member Bethany Brown serves as the Community Food System Harvest VISTA at Blue Mountain Action Council Food Bank in Walla Walla, Washington. The overall goal of the Harvest VISTA program is to reduce food waste while increasing the amount of fresh nutritious produce available to people experiencing poverty
New Harvest VISTA Team Member: Welcome Sarah!
April 11, 2023
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Sarah Armbruster is an AmeriCorps member serving at AGO & HAH as the Washington State Gleaning Network Development VISTA in Seattle, Washington. Her service is focused on increasing accessibility to fresh local produce to low-income families in Washington state by increasing the capacity of organizations
New Team Member: Ethan Cory!
March 27, 2023
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Ethan Cory is an AmeriCorps member serving at City Fruit as the Fundraising & Development Specialist VISTA in Seattle, Washington. Their project is focused on the development of a fundraising plan, aimed toward individual donors and City Fruit members; foundations, corporations, and government sources; and
A Community that Cooks Together, Thrives Together
January 20, 2023
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Danyelle Neumann is an AmeriCorps member serving Tacoma Farmers Market as the Fresh Express Mobile Farmers Market VISTA in Washington. The overall goal of the Harvest VISTA program is to reduce food waste while increasing the amount of fresh nutritious produce available to people experiencing
Breakdown of The Walla Walla Valley Food System Coalition
January 18, 2023
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AmeriCorps member Bethany Brown serves as the Community Food System Harvest VISTA at Blue Mountain Action Council Food Bank in Walla Walla, Washington. The overall goal of the Harvest VISTA program is to reduce food waste while increasing the amount of fresh nutritious produce available to
New Harvest VISTA Leader: Welcome, Laura!
December 22, 2022
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Laura Kozuszek will be focusing on developing long-lasting strategies as a Harvest VISTA Leader in the AmeriCorps Harvest VISTA Program at Harvest Against Hunger. This will include program outreach, engagement, communications, and recruitment to support the 12 host sites around the country. The overall goal of
A New Seed Library is Coming to Town
December 15, 2022
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Anaistasia is serving in the AmeriCorps Harvest VISTA Program with South King County Food Coalition and Elk Run Farm in Washington as the Cultural Program Coordinator VISTA. Anaistasia discusses the ways in which South King County Food Coalition and Elk Run Farm are addressing systemic
New Harvest VISTA Member: Welcome, Luca!
November 17, 2022
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Luca serves with the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board (NPAIHB) as the Tribal Food Systems VISTA. NPAIHB is home to the largest Tribal Health Epicenter in the United States, with numerous programs focused on addressing the public health needs of 43 tribes they serve.
September HAH Site Visits
September 23, 2022
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Harvest Against Hunger works as a connector and community collaborator to identify, address, and support the implementation of local efforts towards sustainable food systems, community food security, and reduction of food waste. Harvest Against Hunger houses programs, such as Farm to Community (F2C) and the
Community Gardening in Kitsap County
August 25, 2022
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Katie is an AmeriCorps Harvest VISTA member coordinating Kitsap Harvest’s Grow-a-Row program as the Grow-a-Row Coordinator VISTA. Kitsap Harvest (KH) is based in Bremerton but serves the whole Kitsap County area in Washington. KH has an established gleaning program that is very fruit heavy and
Thanking Our Local Growers
August 18, 2022
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Aleina is an Americorps VISTA member, serving as a Harvest Summer Associate to the Gleaning Program at the Thurston County Food Bank (TCFB) in Olympia Washington.The Gleaning program connects with local growers to pick up their excess produce and distribute it to the many service
Experimental Crops Interview with Maria at Elk Run Farm
August 12, 2022
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Rhianna Costiloe (pronouns: Rhianna/They/She/We) is Elk Run Farm’s AmeriCorps Summer VISTA Associate Service Member through the Harvest VISTA program. They’re at Elk Run Farm for 10 weeks, during the farm’s peak harvest season, alongside five high school students in the Summer Internship program. Together this
Salvaging Sweet Corn with Concrete Jungle
August 4, 2022
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Meggie serves as the Program Expansion and Communications VISTA for Concrete Jungle. Concrete Jungle is an Atlanta-based nonprofit that transforms overlooked and underutilized fruit trees and land into a healthy food source for communities in need. Partnering with dozens of local organizations to distribute produce,
Curly Garlic Scapes
July 28, 2022
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Danyelle is an AmeriCorps member serving Tacoma Farmers Market as the Fresh Express Mobile Farmers Market VISTA in Washington. Her service will help to bring fresh fruit and vegetables to low-income communities where individuals and families can utilize the SNAP EBT incentive program. Her goal
Creative Land-Use Projects are Changing the Emergency Food System
July 19, 2022
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Anaistasia is serving in the Harvest VISTA Program with South King County Food Coalition and Elk Run Farm in Washington as the Cultural Program Coordinator VISTA. Anaistasia discusses the ways in which South King County Food Coalition and Elk Run Farm are addressing systemic contributors