Share your time, share the harvest!
Announcements
To returning homeowners and volunteers, welcome back!
To folks new to AV Gleaning Project, welcome! The AVGP is part of the Food Group of Alberni Valley Transition Town Society!
The 2022 Season will be starting soon. We are expecting to begin at the end of June. Sign up today!
Tell your friends and neighbours they can visit this page at albernivalleygleaning.org or at avtransitiontown.org under the Food Hub.
Get your fruit trees picked or your extra garden vegetables harvested and help to distribute healthy food throughout the Alberni Valley.
Feel like getting out in the community and stockpiling your pantry?
Come Volunteer with us!
CONTACT US
E-mail: albernivalleygleaning@gmail.com
Follow us on Facebook.
ABOUT US
Learn more about the Gleaning Project below!
AV Gleaning Project PayPal
Please make sure you fill out the homeowner or volunteer form first.
Purchase your 2022 membership here.
SUPPORT COMMUNITY FOOD SYSTEMS
The Alberni Valley Gleaning Project aims to decrease waste and increase distribution of delicious, nutritious, and local food. Our Valley has a lot of potential for food production, and we need to ensure that all this amazing food gets used.
We are a non-profit organization that is part of the Alberni Valley Transition Town Society. We depend on donations, community funding, and many hours of volunteer work.
The program has collected up to 11,000 pounds of fruit per year! The Alberni Valley Gleaning Project does more than just harvest and share fruit; it also helps to remove bear attractants while fostering community resilience and social well-being. Every year we increase the community’s access to nutritious local food.
How does it work?
The program connects tree owners who have unwanted or excess fruit with volunteers who want to harvest and enjoy local fruit. Harvested fruit is distributed as follows: 1/3 to the homeowner, 1/3 to the volunteers, and 1/3 to a local charity or organization. Extra fruit that is unwanted by the homeowners or volunteers is sold to help fund the project.
Homeowners and their property are respected at all times. Picks are arranged according to homeowners’ and volunteers’ availability. All volunteers attend an orientation session to learn about project operations and equipment safety. Volunteers are free to sign up for as many picks as they would like. Picks are coordinated online through this website. There is a membership fee of $10 for all participants (homeowners and volunteers). This helps to cover the cost of insurance, equipment, orientation, and other project costs.
Contact Info: Thanks for your Help!
For more information, send an e-mail to albernivalleygleaning@gmail.com or check out our Facebook Group
Tell your friends to visit this page at albernivalleygleaning.org
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