Written by Meggie Stewart, Communications and Program Expansion VISTA. The Concrete Jungle Produce Buyers Club (PBC) purchases imperfect produce from local farms for distribution to nonprofit partners in the Atlanta area at a discounted price. How does PBC work? Concrete Jungle works with their farm…
Written by Meggie Stewart, Communications and Program Expansion VISTA. Beginning in 2022, the Produce Education and Enjoyment Loop (PEEL) and Produce Buyers Club (PBC) programs at Concrete Jungle (CJ) are joining forces. PEEL is Concrete Jungle’s education program which lowers the barriers to trying new,…
Written by Meggie Stewart, Communications and Program Expansion VISTA. Concrete Jungle’s gleaning events at farms, orchards, and vineyards outside the city of Atlanta are called Adventure Picks. These are day-long events that typically involve a few hours of harvesting followed by an “adventure” to nearby…
Written by Danyelle Neumann, Fresh Express Mobile Farmers Market VISTA. Key to introducing healthier choices into people’s lives is educating the public on the produce available during the season. This includes how to prepare different kinds of produce they may not be familiar with. Such…
Written by Katie Allen, Grow A Row Coordinator VISTA Gardens Kitsap Harvest wanted to create a sustainable and consistent amount of produce to serve their clients during the colder months. Most produce that they do receive during that time is from grocery recovery and the…
Written by Katie Allen, Grow A Row Coordinator VISTA Farmers Market Donation Stations (FMDS) are similar to Neighborhood Donation Stations in that they are a drop-off point for gardeners to donate excess produce they’ve grown, however, Kitsap Harvest is also able to collect produce donations…
Written by Katie Allen, Grow A Row Coordinator VISTA Neighborhood Donation Stations (DS) are drop-off locations hosted by individual volunteers on their property, set up around Kitsap County for home gardeners to donate their excess garden produce. This supports Kitsap Harvests’ mission to reduce food…
Orchards. Spokane County is lucky to have a network of about 30 fruit growers identified as the Green Bluff Growers. SETP has worked with about 8 of these orchards during the gleaning season and hopes to work with many more as they become more visible…
Spokane’s neighborhoods are filled with fruit trees. According to a 2012 tree mapping completed by the city of Spokane, there are around 7,000 potentially edible trees throughout the city. This means that there is an abundance of fresh fruit and nuts that can be used…
Orchard Ladders Orchard ladders, or tripod ladders, have three legs to increase stability and allow gleaners to position the ladder securely between branches when picking high fruit. They’re available in various heights. Spokane Edible Tree Project owns 10-foot orchard ladders, which are secured to a…