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Food Bank Farming at Heritage Farm with Clark County Food Bank

05.01.2022 in Farms/ Gardens

https://youtu.be/uuZIkEHx1OY The Clark County Food Bank exists to “alleviate hunger and its root causes in Clark County, Washington.” Farm and garden projects like the 78th Street Heritage Farm and gleaning programs help to do that by increasing the amount of fresh, nutritious food entering the…

Nutrition Education Through Field Trips with Clark County Food Bank

05.01.2022 in Education

Field trips are a great opportunity to connect with different student age groups, introduce them to local food issues, and even recruit future volunteers!  For the last three years, Clark County Food Bank has hosted around 125 second-grade students from a nearby elementary school to…

Donor Relations with Clark County Food Bank

05.01.2022 in Donor Relations

Establishing a solid donor base broadens the diversity of fruits and vegetables available, makes it a community effort and brings in more fresh produce.  Farmers often don’t know that food banks accept produce, or where the closest emergency food agencies are located. Connect them to…

Culls in Clark County with Clark County Food Bank

05.01.2022 in Culls/ Harvested

There are over 150 farms in Clark County that sell to produce distributors, restaurants, and at farmers markets. Many of these farms are dedicated to growing only a number of selected crops and often run a surplus towards the end of the season. One example…

South King County Food Coalition

13.12.2021 in Previous Host Sites (WA)

Site Information Website: www.skcfc.org Email Address: info@skcfc.org Location: PO Box 98863 Des Moines, WA 98198 South King County Food Coalition For more than thirty five years, the South King County Food Coalition has devoted its energy to passionately advocating for the hungry in our local…

Orchard Steward Work Parties

15.10.2021 in Volunteer Relations

The Harvest VISTA worked alongside the Senior Program and Education Manager  to create a schedule of monthly work parties that will take place at any of the 14 parks City Fruit stewards. Depending on the season, tasks can range from digging tree circles and mulching…

Raise Awareness about Your Program

15.10.2021 in Education

Education is a large part of outreach and brand recognition at City Fruit.  Trainings and community courses help raise awareness about the urban fruit tree canopy and can reduce food waste from productive trees. These classes are available to the public and marketed through social…

City Fruit Tree Harvest

15.10.2021 in Fruit Tree Harvest

The AmeriCorps VISTA worked alongside the Orchard Steward Coordinator to create a schedule of monthly work parties at the 14 parks City Fruit stewards. The VISTA determined the site needs and recruited volunteers using various outreach mechanisms. In general winter activities include restoration, pruning, weeding and clearing…

Walla Walla Gleaning Model with BMAC

15.10.2021 in General/ Logistics

Gleaning Model The Blue Mountain Action Council (BMAC) Food Bank gleans produce from commercial farms and orchards, farmers markets, and residential gardens and trees. Most of the gleaned produce is within Walla Walla, Columbia, and Umatilla counties. The process of gathering information and planning is…