Harvest Against Hunger
Participating in gleaning is one concrete thing you can do to address problems of hunger in your community.

For Volunteer Gleaners:
Attend a gleaning project or volunteer at the food bank. Get directly involved with the fight against hunger, and have a good time too. How it works:

• Most of our gleaning events are on an on-call basis. Growers only have a couple days to get the surplus product out of the field or orchard, so we don’t have much time to organize. We’ll send you an email as soon as we learn of a gleaning opportunity, and if you can make it, just reply.
• We can also organize large gleaning projects in advance, for those groups who need to plan ahead, and then match the group with a farm.
• Sign up here to be a volunteer, and you’ll receive an email for both on-call and planned gleaning events in your county. When you RSVP for a gleaning event, we will send directions, helpful information, and a liability waiver.

For Growers:
We know you're really busy during the harvest season (or all the time) and want to make it easy for you to open your farm to gleaning. Liability for all gleaning projects is covered by the Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act. In addition, we ask all volunteer gleaners to sign a liability waiver. You can also view the latest USDA Insurance Fact Sheet on gleaning here.

Sign up to be in our farmer network, and we'll contact you once or twice a year to inquire about gleaning possibilities.

You will receive a receipt of donation for tax purposes, but please consult your tax advisor regarding its application.

Other Opportunities:
We welcome volunteers in many aspects of our work. Volunteer your skills and talents (for example - graphic design, database programming, fundraising, transportation, etc.) Email Julie or call 800-457-4483.

Share Your Contacts & Resources:
Do you have contacts in farming, food processing, trucking, packaging, or food storage? References from friends and business contacts have built the capacity of Rotary First Harvest for more than twenty-five years. These referrals have led to donations of apples and potatoes, as well as the transportation of produce, for people in need. Please think about what contacts you have that might be able to help Harvest Against Hunger’s efforts.