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8 people are interested
Fruit Harvest Glean Team Volunteers
ORGANIZATION: Malama Kaua`i
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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8 people are interested
Fruit & Vegetable Harvest Volunteers:
Strong, positive, outgoing Harvest Hands needed to help harvest left-over/underutilized produce from all over the Island. Harvests benefit school lunch programs, after school programs and local food banks. Volunteers will harvest fruits and/or vegetables & preparing them for delivery. This is a fun, community-engaging, outdoor event. Harvesters will be expected to use ladders, use pickers & snips. Reaching looking up and climbing trees maybe involved. Sun & bug protection recommended. Long sleeves & pants sometimes required, so please be prepared.Bring water and a snack. Harvest Bins, pickers, gloves & snips will be provided. Produce from each glean is also shared with volunteers.
Produce Delivery Volunteer :
After Harvest, Produce needs to be transported to a "recipient site" which is most often a school or food bank in the area. This can be done easily with a little extra trunk space or in the back of a pick up. Bins used for pack out & delivery are manageable in size however, Delivery Volunteers must be able to lift #50 easily and carry for a short distance at a time. Recipient sites are chosen by the Glean Team Leaders and can change from week to week so we can spread the abundance. Harvest bins belong to Malama Kauai so volunteers are asked to swap out produce into another vessel at the recipient site. Driver Volunteers can return produce bins at a future Glean but must first coordinate with Glean Team Leaders to ensure bin return.
How to Sign Up:
Weekly Harvest & Glean sites change upon availability & need
East & North Shore Gleaning Contact Gray 808-333-6823
South & West Shore Gleaning Contact Kristopher 808-855-8104
Village Harvest Program Manager- Jillian (808)828-0685 x20 or villageharvest@malamakauai.org.
To learn more about Malama Kauai, it's other other programs and the resources we offer visit malamakauai.org
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About Malama Kaua`i
Location:
PO BOX 1414, KILAUEA, HI 96754, US
Mission Statement
Who we are
Malama Kaua`i was founded mid-2006 by Keone Kealoha and Chris Jaeb, inspired volunteers that saw the need for an organization that put sustainability at its core. Kealoha and Jaeb wanted to develop an innovative and holistic method for approaching the challenges the island is facing. The result has been a framework that merges the traditional Hawaiian values of aloha andmalama `aina with contemporary principles of sustainability. Since its inception, Malama Kaua`i has grown into an organization of three full-time staff and an extensive island-wide network of volunteers.
What we value
To us, the word "sustainability" goes beyond simply sustaining our resources. Ultimately, we envision a Kaua`i where the `aina (environment) is healthy, people enjoy a high quality of life, the sense of community is strong, and culture is respected and perpetuated.
We look for solutions that take into account the four pillars of sustainability, what we call "the quadruple bottom line"-- environment, cutlure, economy and society. We consider the interrelatedness of all issues and the need for a holistic approach.
Description
What we do
To realize our vision, we seek to malama, or take care of, Kaua`i and the people who call Kaua`i home. Rooted in the core value of aloha `aina (love and connection to the land), we advocate, educate, and drive action towards a sustainable Kaua`i.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Malama KauaiKapaaKalaheoKilauea, HI 96754
DATE POSTED
August 3, 2019
SKILLS
- Nutrition
- Botany
- Horticulture
- Community Outreach
- Farming
- Food Delivery / Distribution
GOOD FOR
- Kids
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- 2-4 hours per harvest event