End Hunger │Harvest Fresh Produce (Gleaning)

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ORGANIZATION: Foodbank of Santa Barbara County

Come join the Backyard Bounty team to glean fresh, local produce in Santa Barbara County! A wonderful opportunity to get involved with local agriculture, learn about a new fruit or vegetable, get out of the office, and give back to your community!

We glean fruit and veggies throughout the year in orchards, farms, backyards, and other locations. Full meeting location and parking instructions will be included in your confirmation email after signing up for this event.

Duties: Harvesting local produce in an an outdoor orchard, farm, or private residence setting using various types of equipment.

Minimum Age: Kid friendly!

Physical Abilities: Must be able to stand and bend the entire shift, lift and carry 20-40 lb crates, and maintain a big smile!

Dress: Please remember to wear closed-toed shoes and comfortable clothes to be working in outdoors.

To learn more and to sign up for different gleans, visit: backyardbounty.org

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About Foodbank of Santa Barbara County

Location:

4554 Hollister Ave., Santa Barbara, CA 93110, US

Mission Statement

The Foodbank of Santa Barbara County’s mission is to end hunger and transform the health of Santa Barbara County through good nutrition.

Description

OUR APPROACH

The Foodbank of Santa Barbara County is committed to taking a negative thing - hunger - and through our combined community efforts transforming it into a positive thing - health. This leap forward in health is achieved with three ingredients: food, education and empowerment. The challenges of Hunger, Nutrition and Obesity used to be separate areas dealt with by different approaches and by different agencies and groups. The Foodbank is now tackling all three of these problems at once - through a nationally recognized continuum of programs that provide cradle to graduation intervention in children’s lives.

This builds what we call their food literacy: their ability to look after themselves with food - to budget, shop cook and use food responsibly. If we can transform their relationship to food to being one of using it as a scarce and valuable resource to power their personal health, then that is going to create that tipping point that makes a huge transformation in the health of Santa Barbara County.

By supporting the Foodbank, you are also supporting the good work of
300 agencies and programs countywide.

CAUSE AREAS

Community
Environment
Hunger
Community, Environment, Hunger

WHEN

We'll work with your schedule.

WHERE

Receive location details when you sign upGoleta, CA 93117

(34.4278,-119.864)
 

DATE POSTED

July 31, 2017

SKILLS

  • Farming

GOOD FOR

  • Kids
  • Teens
  • People 55+
  • Group

REQUIREMENTS

  • 3 hrs/glean
  • Orientation and training on-site!

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