Master Gardeners at Community Food Share in CO
July 26, 2018
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Harvest VISTA Brianna coordinated two Master Gardeners events.
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Farm Appreciation Potluck
July 19, 2018
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A potluck that brought farm apprentices to meet one another and discuss the different agriculture and hunger issues facing society.
Pea Pickin’ Party in Canton, Mississippi
July 12, 2018
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Volunteers picking black-eyed peas.
Corn Glean Brings Community Together
July 5, 2018
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Harvest VISTA Taylor coordinated a five-hour event in Sumner, GA
CSAs Provide Additional Sources of Fresh Produce
June 29, 2018
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A new partnership with Waterpenny Farm.
Elk Run Farm and Rotary First Harvest Celebrates 2nd Annual AmeriCorps Action Day
June 21, 2018
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AmeriCorps Action day consisted of storytelling, a farm tour and food forest planting at Elk Run.
AmeriCorps NCCC Team Improves Elk Run Farm
June 15, 2018
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AmeriCorps NCCC team at Elk Run
The “Tangled Hairball”: The First Annual End Hunger Conference
May 31, 2018
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First Annual End Hunger Conference
Jackson State University Sweet Potato Crop Drop
May 24, 2018
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The Sweet Potato Crop Drop
The Olympic Peninsula Food Web
May 17, 2018
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AmeriCorps Vista member Sharah works out of the WSU Extension Office in Clallam County in Western Washington. The main focus is on the gleaning program, which last year gleaned over 50,000 lbs of food in the community. Another focus area is the Farm to Food Pantry Program
Spokane Edible Tree Project Hosts Food Forest Planting Event
May 10, 2018
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Harvest Against Hunger AmeriCorps VISTA member Annie Eberhardt, who serves with the Spokane Edible Tree Project, partnered with Friends of Polly Judd Food Forest to coordinate a food forest planting event. Spokane Edible Tree Project envisions a thriving community that is educated on how to
Springing into action at the Bayview Farmers Market
May 3, 2018
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The first Farmer’s Market at Bayview Corner.
Farm to Fork: Gleaning and Feeding in Belle Glade, Florida
April 19, 2018
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Harvest Against Hunger AmeriCorps VISTA, Elise Tillema serves at the Society of Saint Andrew (SoSA), a non-profit connecting farmers, agencies, and volunteers to glean produce in central Florida. In 2017 alone, SoSA saved 28,561,789 pounds of produce (86 million servings) with 37,482 volunteers at 5,960 events.
Produce Sorting 101
April 13, 2018
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Harvest Against Hunger VISTA, Brianna Nash, serves at Community Food Share, a member food bank of the national hunger-relief organization, Feeding America. Serving the Boulder and Broomfield Counties on Colorado’s Front Range, Community Food Share distributed 10 million pounds of food in 2017, enough for
Partnering with Rotary
April 5, 2018
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Elk Run Farm grows fresh fruits and vegetables for the food banks of the South King County Food Coalition. The farm believes that residents of South King County should have equal access to local, sustainably grown, and nutritious produce regardless of income. The farm sits
Kitsap County’s Seed Library
March 29, 2018
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Kitsap Harvest capacity building Gleaning Coordinator, Paisley Gallagher, serves at the Kitsap Public Health Chronic Disease Prevention Department. Nutrition is directly linked to many of today’s preventable ailments related to food intake such as diabetes, stroke, heart disease, hypertension, mental health… although sometimes indirectly, nutrition
Rokula Farms Potato Glean- A Collaborative Effort
March 29, 2018
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Kitsap Harvest capacity building Gleaning Coordinator, Paisley Gallagher, serves at the Kitsap Public Health Chronic Disease Prevention Department. Nutrition is directly linked to many of today’s preventable ailments related to food intake such as diabetes, stroke, heart disease, hypertension, mental health… although sometimes indirectly, nutrition