Partnerships Tag

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September HAH Site Visits

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…

Thanking Our Local Growers

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…

Introduction to Grow-A-Row

Katie is an AmeriCorps member coordinating the Kitsap Harvest Grow-a-Row program as the Grow-a-Row Coordinator VISTA. Kitsap Harvest is based in Bremerton but serves the whole Kitsap County area in Washington. Kitsap Harvest has an established gleaning program that is very fruit heavy and would…

Connecting Seniors Through the Back Farms Program & Community Partnerships

The Green Urban Lunch Box was founded by Shawn Peterson after his elderly neighbor asked for help in her garden, since she wasn’t able to maintain it anymore. Thus began GULB’s Back-Farms program, which now connects volunteer Garden Apprentices with senior citizens to build, cultivate,…

Building Seattle’s newest public orchard through community partnerships

Jordyn Egbert is the Harvest VISTA serving at City Fruit in Seattle, Washington. City Fruit is a non-profit organization that seeks to put Seattle’s urban orchard to its best and fullest use so that everyone in the community shares in the value of fruit. City…

Produce Buyers Club How-To: Setting Up Vendor Invoicing Protocols

Lorie Bonham serves as a Harvest VISTA at Concrete Jungle in Atlanta, GA, coordinating volunteers and emerging programs. Since its founding in 2009, Concrete Jungle has rescued and redirected 117,583 pounds of produce (470,335 servings) to hunger relief organizations in Georgia. They credit their success…

Fall Market Day

Fall Market Day at South Seattle College.

A Season of Gratitude Approaches

Gratitude to the Vashon community.

Local Farm to Food Pantry Partnership Growers Hold Farm Tour Celebrating Eat Local Month

Harvest VISTA Robyn was able to attend and provide a sampling of dishes like ratatouille and Chickpeanut cookies at Eat Local hosted by Moscow Chamber of Commerce.