Farm Gleaning
Our region’s farmers are brilliant, hardworking folks who produce an amazing diversity of foods. However, not all produce makes it to market each week and that’s where we work with these farmers to connect fresh, delicious food with our communities.
An offshoot of our successful Fruit Tree Project, farm gleaning is a professional, primarily volunteer-run service that rescues and redistributes surplus produce.From farm to community
Our Farm Gleaning Program increases access to fresh, local produce for people experiencing food insecurity while helping reduce food waste on local farms. Donated produce is distributed to the community through the Food Share Network.
Participating farms are given tax receipts for the fair market value of the food we glean from their farm. LifeCycles Project Society coordinates all the logistics, including volunteer recruitment, produce tracking and accounting, pick-up, redistribution, and ongoing support for participating farms.
Are you a farmer interested in participating in this project? Get in touch!
Thank you to the Saanich Peninsula Community Foundation for their support of this program.