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3 people are interested
Lead a Produce Recovery Event at the Torrance Farmers Market
ORGANIZATION: Food Forward
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3 people are interested
Who: Glean Team Leaders (GTLs) are trained volunteers who collect produce at Farmers Market "gleaning" events. If you are passionate about fighting hunger & food waste in your own community and are detail-oriented, you will love being a Glean Team Leader! You must be at least 16 years old to train as a GTL, and volunteers 16 - 17 years old must have a parent or legal guardian who trains and volunteers with them.
What:At the Torrance Tuesday market, GTLs will glean with several other trained GTLs. At the Saturday market, GTLs can glean on their own or are welcome to bring a couple of family members and friends. GTLs distribute empty boxes to participating vendors, collect the food donations at the end of the market, weigh and record the donations, and prepare the produce for pick-up by one of Food Forward’s partner hunger relief receiving agencies.
*In non-COVID-19 times, Glean Team Leaders will lead small groups of volunteers at gleaning events. When it’s safe to invite volunteers to join GTLs again, Food Forward takes care of recruiting and coordinating all volunteers.
You may need to lift boxes weighing up to 40 pounds, and you’ll need a smartphone to record donations or send us a photograph of the record. Food Forward provides liability insurance for the event.
When: The market gleans are on Tuesdays and Saturdays from 12:30 to 2pm. We ask Glean Team Leaders to commit to volunteering at 6 market events over the course of a year or less. Of course, if you’d like to volunteer more, we’d be thrilled. Shifts are about 1.5 hours long.
Why: We rely on our Glean Team Leaders to donate thousands of pounds of surplus fruits and vegetables every month from our 24 weekly Farmers Market Recovery events. A GTL will recover and donate 580 pounds of food at an average Farmers Market Recovery event. Joining our Volunteer Event Leader community also connects you with folks from all walks of life who are passionate about food access, food waste, sustainability, and agriculture. You’ll have a regular opportunity to make a big impact, and you’ll get to know local farmers and local produce in a whole new way.
How: We'll have you check out a glean at the market first with a trained Glean Team Leader. If you love it, we'll get you through the rest of our training and paperwork process! A background check (free to you) is required.
***Email volunteer@foodforward.org to let us know you're interested!***
1 Shift
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afternoon /
12:30 PM to 02:00 PM
Food Forward sends Glean Team Leaders to the Torrance markets twice weekly. We require Glean Team Leaders to lead at least 6 gleans in a year or less
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About Food Forward
Location:
7412 Fulton Ave. #3, North Hollywood, CA 91605, US
Mission Statement
Food Forward fights hunger and prevents food waste by rescuing fresh surplus produce, connecting this abundance with people experiencing food insecurity, and inspiring others to do the same.
Description
Food Forward is a nonprofit organization that brings fresh surplus fruits and vegetables to people experiencing food insecurity. We recover produce from farmers markets, backyard fruit trees, commercial orchards, and the downtown Los Angeles Wholesale Produce Market. Though we only recover produce across Los Angeles and Ventura counties, the fruits and vegetables we collect reach 10 other California counties, as well as six states and tribal lands. The produce we recover is provided, free of charge, to hundreds of hunger relief organizations, who then distribute it to community members. We’ve been on a mission to fight hunger and reduce food waste since 2009, and with the help of volunteers like you, we will create a future where everyone in our communities has access to healthy produce.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Address will be sent to volunteersupon registrationTorrance, CA 90501
DATE POSTED
June 1, 2023
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- The gleans are on Tuesdays and Saturdays from 12:30 to 2pm. We ask GTLs to commit to volunteering at 6 market events over the course of a year or less. If you’d like to volunteer more, we’d be thrilled.