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Harvest Produce with FareStart at Oxbow Farm

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ORGANIZATION: FareStart

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Come help FareStart harvest produce at Oxbow Farm & Conservation Center!

FareStart's Food Security Team works with local partners to support our food rescue and access initiatives. From our local growers, we glean any goods that are seconds, in excess, or that they would like to donate. This produce will be used at our Mobile Community Markets to provide local, nutritious food to communities experiencing food insecurity and will be incorporated into our Community and School Meals.

Oxbow Farm & Conservation Center’s mission is to inspire people to eat healthy, sustainably grown food and to steward our natural resources for future generations. They practice and research the art of ecological restoration, educate and empower youth to be good stewards of the Earth, and operate a 30 acre farm using sustainable farming practices.

For those new to gleaning, gleaning is:

  • The act of harvesting or collecting unused or surplus produce from farms and distributing it to those experiencing food insecurity
  • Traditionally defined as gathering anything left over after a harvest

This is a Family Friendly volunteer opportunity, open to ages 5-15yrs with a guardian, 16-17yrs with signed parental permission.

Please watch these two training videos before showing up at your shift: Lifting heavy objects Knife skills

Click here for driving and parking directions

Please use the public entrance, 1.4 miles south of the 124 th Street roundabout. It will be marked with a "Welcome to Oxbow" sign. Once you turn into the entrance, drive down the dirt path to the farm stand parking lot, where you will meet the glean lead and farmer to start the glean.

After the glean you are invited to stay and enjoy the amenities of the Oxbow Farm and Conservation Center which include:

  • Orchard to picnic in
  • Walking trails
  • Farm Stand opens at 1pm on Fridays
  • U-pick fields

9 Shifts

  • Fri Jun 13, 2025 - 09:45 AM to 12:00 PM PST - Spots available: 10+
  • Fri Jun 20, 2025 - 09:45 AM to 12:00 PM PST - Spots available: 10+
  • Fri Jul 11, 2025 - 09:45 AM to 12:00 PM PST - Spots available: 10+
  • Fri Jul 25, 2025 - 09:45 AM to 12:00 PM PST - Spots available: 10+
  • Fri Aug 08, 2025 - 09:45 AM to 12:00 PM PST - Spots available: 10+
  • Fri Sep 05, 2025 - 09:45 AM to 12:00 PM PST - Spots available: 10+
  • Fri Oct 03, 2025 - 09:45 AM to 12:00 PM PST - Spots available: 10+
  • Fri Oct 10, 2025 - 09:45 AM to 12:00 PM PST - Spots available: 10+
  • Fri Oct 17, 2025 - 09:45 AM to 12:00 PM PST - Spots available: 10+
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About FareStart

Location:

700 Virginia St, Seattle, WA 98101, US

Mission Statement

FareStart transforms lives, disrupts poverty and nourishes communities through food, life skills and job training. FareStart is a non-profit, 501-C3 organization.

Description

WHO WE ARE

FareStart has been helping people transform their lives through food for 30 years - one person, one job and one community at a time.

People experiencing poverty struggle to escape the cycle they are in and often face other compounding barriers to getting and keeping a job. At FareStart, we help people overcome barriers by teaching work and life skills needed to succeed in employment and in life. By investing in people, providing meals and building community, we transform homelessness, hunger and poverty into human potential.

CAUSE AREAS

Environment
Hunger
Environment, Hunger

WHEN

We'll work with your schedule.
This opportunity has 9 shifts

WHERE

10819 Carnation-Duvall Road NortheastCarnation, WA 98014

(47.69328,-121.97695)
 

DATE POSTED

March 28, 2025

SKILLS

  • Farming
  • Gardening

GOOD FOR

  • Kids
  • Teens
  • People 55+
  • Public Groups

REQUIREMENTS

  • Must be at least 5

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