Click here to access the Shared Google Drive, containing recordings from monthly meetings as well as other shared files and documents.
Monthly meetings hosted by AGO on a large variety of topics relevant to gleaning organizations around the country.
A full contact list of gleaning organizations in North America, compiled by AGO during the 2020 Gleaning Census.
Center for Agriculture & Food Systems' (CAFS) Community Resource Library
A national network connecting modern field gleaning and food recovery organizations across the United States, as well as access to law and policy resources and other documents to help support the work of these organizations.
Harvest VISTA Produce Recovery Resource Guide
A cumulation of "best practices" from local and national produce recovery projects, written by current or previous Harvest VISTAs.
Food is Free's How to Start a Food is Free Project
A .pdf document from the Food is Free Project that outlines the steps to creating a branch in your area.
WSU Food Systems Program networking and resource sharing space: a four part series in the winter/spring of 2023
Gleaning in Action with the USDA's Snap-Ed program
SNAP-Ed programs across the country have set up successful gleaning programs by partnering with local organizations and volunteers. Learn more about some of these thriving programs and see how they were developed.
Also see Let's Glean, USDA Gleaning Toolkit
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A 6-part YouTube webinar serries featuring videos between 10 - 30 minutes each on important gleaner topics such as: Gleaning from Farmers Markets, Saftey, Communication and more.
The Falling Fruit mapping project sees our cities flourishing with all kinds of food-bearing plants. There is a lot of fruit growing that we should be more aware and taking advantage of, and ideally building community around, so that in the future we can actually demand more, expect more from our city, that we can imagine a more edible, urban future. The hope is that the map will help to push the boundaries of what urban designers will consider planting.
Join Jen England, Food Rescue Hero's Vice President of External Affairs, to learn more on the topic of food waste and food recovery, and how you can start your own food rescue operations to meet the growing needs in your community related to food insecurity.
This webinar touches on:
Intricacies of food waste
Challenges of redistribution
Getting started as a 501(c)(3)
Developing relationships with food donors and nonprofit recipient partners
Recruiting volunteers
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