Harvest Against Hunger

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VANCOUVER: Volunteer support from those like “Joe the Glean Machine”  is critical.
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MT VERNON: Gleaning carrots benefit a number of food banks in Skagit Valley.
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WALLA WALLA: Volunteers collect truckloads of apples for hunger relief programs.
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WENATCHEE: Gleaning an apple orchard in North Central WA.
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CARNATION: Gleaning is taking root to support hunger relief efforts in the Sno-Valley.
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LETTUCE LINK: Fresh Italian plums are a delicious treat for food bank clients.
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YAKIMA: Apples are harvested and will reach food bank clients.
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SPOKANE: Previously unharvested potatoes are gleaned for people in need.
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TACOMA: Growing and gleaning produce for food banks in Pierce County is proliferating!
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OKANOGAN: Harvesting pears in northcentral Washington for the food insecure.
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OLYMPIA: Volunteers harvest vegetables with the Thurston County Gleaning Project.

Harvest Against Hunger, a project of RFH, connects local growers, food banks and volunteers to secure fresh produce for distribution to thousands of people throughout Washington State. HAH finds new and innovative ways to decrease waste of fresh fruits and vegetables and increase the availability of nutritious produce at food banks.

HAH partners with the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) to place AmeriCorps*VISTA members at hunger relief organizations to start or continue existing produce recovery projects. Now in its third year, HAH is placing 11 AmeriCorps*VISTA volunteers at host sites to work on gleaning and produce recovery projects. View the individual site pages for more details about HAH’s statewide activities.