There are many reasons to start a seed library in your community. The specific reasons behind starting your community’s seed library may help inform your choice in finding a place to store, inventory, and disperse seeds. Work with your community to find the best model…
Under the gleaning project umbrella, Second Harvest has implemented a fruit tree registry geared towards salvaging fruit from residential and orchard trees. Homeowners ideally maintain and harvest their own fruit when possible. Second Harvest supplies the education (workshops), as well as picking boxes and transportation on harvest…
Working in collaboration with WSU Extension, and several likeminded community members, Second Harvest has incorporated a series of gardening workshops through its Plant a Row program. The goal is to help community members become more efficient gardeners to produce more for the community. The workshops…
Second Harvest’s Food Sourcing/Development Team meets frequently to discuss and measure strategies in building relationships with its donors. A creative, soft approach (friendly; not overbearing) has proven advantageous in their line of success. Being sensitive to donors’ time and schedule are critical for the sustainability…
Site Information Website: http://2-harvest.org Email Address: info@2-harvest.org Location: 1234 East Front Ave Spokane, WA 98202 Fighting hunger, feeding hope: Second Harvest brings community resources together to feed people in need through empowerment, education, and partnerships. We believe that everyone has the right to health, and nutritious…
Outreach & Recruitment Tabling at volunteer fairs, plant sales and harvest fairs, food- and urban agriculture-related events, and events held by organizations with similar missions Emailing city or neighborhood listservs about specific volunteer opportunities Neighborhood outreach including door-to-door flyering Providing service learning and internship opportunities…
Growing Food, Growing Community (GFGC) is the product of a motivated group of neighborhood volunteers who wanted to put a backyard greenhouse to good use. Over the past few years, they have connected with Lettuce Link to grow high-quality plant starts for P-Patch food bank gardeners. In…
Lettuce Link is one of over 30 programs of Solid Ground, a large social service agency that serves Seattle and King County. In keeping with Solid Ground’s mission of “building community to end poverty,” Lettuce Link seeks to create equal access to nourishing, healthy, and culturally appropriate…
Molly Woodring Fruit Tree for Resource Guide from Harvest Against Hunger on Vimeo. Donor Outreach and Recruitment Lettuce Link recruits new fruit donors in several ways: Word-of-mouth – current donors and volunteers outreach amongst neighbors and friends Tabling at plant sales and harvest fairs, food-…
Molly Woodring P-Patch for Resource Guide from Harvest Against Hunger on Vimeo. Growing and Giving This video was developed by an AmeriCorps member and is intended to accompany the information on the online produce recovery guide. Each year, Giving Gardeners grow and donate over…