Regional Gleaning Network in Washington State
Food Safety for Gleaners
Please join us on Thursday September 12th at 10am (PST). Featuring Billy McCarthy, Food Safety Project Manager of National Farmers Union (NFU) who will share his expertise with food safety, tools and techniques for gleaners after harvesting produce. In addition to his work in produce safety with NFU, he is a veggie grower himself, and believes that gleaning is a vital part of a resilient community and food system.
A Farmer's POV on Gleaning
Please join us Thursday October 17th at 2pm (PST) as the farm team at 21 Acres shares the farmer’s perspective on the value of gleaning and minimization of food waste, given the realities of farming, as well as the importance of food access and having good partners in the region when doing this work.
Thursday November 14th at 10:00am (PST) will feature Tony Zappia of Common Fruit, Ottawa CA, to discuss innovative software he has built for gleaners!
This software is free to try a demo version - make a free account at https://preview.commonfruit.org/