Thursday 10/18 from 1:30 – 3:30 PM: Gleaning in the Intervale! The Gleaning & Food Rescue Program gleans and rescues fresh vegetables from Intervale farms and farms in Chittenden County. Our Fair Share Program then distributes this food, every week from July – October, at no cost, to 200 households and 20 social service agencies. We provide community members and organizations access to fresh, local food from farms they know. The Fair Share Program also provides nutrition education, cooking skills, and resources for participants to connect them with nourishing food all year long. Please join us to glean seasonal produce from Intervale farm fields.
Activity: You will be volunteering with Intervale Gleaning & Food Rescue, a program of the Intervale Center, helping to harvest vegetables from farm fields.
What to bring: Please dress for the weather and prepare to get dirty. Folks should wear good, dry boots or shoes and bring work gloves, a water bottle, sunscreen, bug spray and a snack. The most important thing is to dress for comfort!
Where to meet: Intervale Center, 180 Intervale Road, Burlington VT. Park across the street from Gardener’s Supply Company and meet at the kiosk in front of the Intervale Center farmhouse office building. Sarah, our Gleaning Manager, will meet you there!
Contact Sarah Alexander at sarah@intervale.org or 802-660-0440 ext. 120 with any questions. As always, all volunteers are eligible to receive City Market member worker hours.
Friday 10/19 from 9:00AM – 12:00PM: Gleaning Apples at Yates Family Orchard Activity: Many willing hands are needed to glean hundreds of pounds of apples from the lovely Yates Family Orchard in Hinesburg. Once gleaned, the apples will be transported back to the Intervale Center and distributed through our Fair Share Program. Gleans will happen rain or shine. There is plenty of picking to be done from the ground, and pole pickers and ladders will be available to ensure that the top-most apples aren’t left behind. Volunteers can also help to weigh bags of apples, and empty the 20-50 pound harvest-bags of apples into bulk bins.
What to bring: Please dress for the weather and prepare to get dirty. Folks should wear good, dry boots or shoes and bring work gloves, a water bottle, sunscreen, bug spray and a snack. The most important thing is to dress for comfort!
Where to meet: This opportunity takes place outside of the Intervale and volunteers will need to secure their own transportation to and from the orchard.Yates Orchard is located at 1074 Davis Rd, Hinesburg, VT 05461 and volunteers will need to secure their own transport to and from the orchard.
Contact Sarah Alexander at sarah@intervale.org or 802-660-0440 ext. 120 with any questions. As always, all volunteers are eligible to receive City Market member worker hours.
Friday 10/26 from 10:00AM – 12:00PM: Gleaning at Jericho Settlers Farm Activity: You will be volunteering with Intervale Gleaning & Food Rescue, a program of the Intervale Center, helping to harvest vegetables from farm fields.
What to bring: Please dress for the weather and prepare to get dirty. Folks should wear good, dry boots or shoes and bring work gloves, a water bottle, sunscreen, bug spray and a snack. The most important thing is to dress for comfort!
Where to meet: Gleaning and Food Access Manager, Sarah Alexander, will meet you at Jericho Settlers Farm, located at the intersection of Route 117 and Barber Farm Road in Jericho, VT. You will be emailed more detailed directions the day before the glean. *NOTE* This opportunity takes place outside of the Intervale and volunteers will need to secure their own transportation to and from the farm.
Contact Sarah Alexander at sarah@intervale.org or 802-660-0440 ext. 120 with any questions. As always, all volunteers are eligible to receive City Market member worker hours.
