Small Potatoes Gleaning Project

BECOME A VOLUNTEER

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SPGP partners with local farmers to provide more produce to those who are unable to afford to purchase enough healthy food. (We have an agreement with farmers that gleaned food may not be sold in any form.)

Volunteers are needed for gleaning, distributing, market retrievals, phoning and office help. People of all ages are welcome to participate in a harvest glean, which lasts approximately two hours. Some gleans are kid friendly, please check with coordinator (see volunteer tips for further info).

Volunteers with limited income may take home a portion of what they glean for their immediate family.

How it works

Online Volunteer Sign Up: Click Here
Volunteer Tips: Download Tips
Volunteer Sign Up Sheet: Download pdf (Print out and mail to address listed below. Or for online sign up, please click here.)

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Volunteers needed for Fund Raiser for our new Friendship Community Garden
Old Settlers Picnic July 26

July 26th at Pioneer Park in Ferndale 10-5 We need volunteers to cover three, 2 1/2 hr shifts at our food booth between 12-5, and/or help with set up 10-11:30am or clean up 5pm-6...pm We also need volunteers to bake pies (wrapped in 10"disposable tins) and/or to serve pie. We’ll also need volunteers to help with activities and games for kids at the Garden.
- To help, please email Andrea: almaness@yahoo.com or call 384-0570

Wrapped pies are needed by FRIDAY July 25 to C2C office before 2pm. For Ferndale deliveries, please contact Andrea at 384-0570 or 319-5995

~ Garden Stepping Stones Activity ~

Drop in anytime between 10-3 pm to make a Garden Stepping Stone in beautiful Friendship Community Garden: $10.00 Suggested Donation
Register now by emailing glean@openacess.org

We need help coordination volutneers for this event and also need donated pies in 10" disposable tins!

Adopt a school garden for the summer, and bring fresh produce to folks in need!

Only 1-2 hr commitment per week

Small Potatoes Gleaning Project works to provide increased access to fresh produce for folks in need. Most people know that we glean from farms, but there are other ways to do our work as well!

Volunteers are needed to fill in at several school gardens for the summer, to maintain (water & weed) and harvest produce, and take to a food bank or other emergency food program. Schools will resume these tasks in the fall.

See below for schedule for both Parkview and Geneva Gardens. To volunteer, Contact Lara 715-3061 or email laracguthrie@hotmail.com

Contact Rio for a delivery schedule for food banks or programs with location and hours: Rio Thomas glean@openaccess.org 966-2533
(The schedule can be emailed)

Volunteers are needed at Parkview Garden (near Cornwall Park, near the rose garden). This would be needed 2-3 times a week, and will take about an hour

    July 1 - July 6
    July 14 - July 20
    July 21 - July 27
    July 28 - Aug 3

Volunteers are needed at Geneva Garden for the following dates:

    July 14-20
    July 28-Aug 17
    August 25-31

In the past we have just had volunteers water 2-3 times per week. It is a biointensive garden so needs somewhat less water than other conventional gardens.Custodians are on site at Geneva until 2:30 pm each day in case a volunteer were to need to use the bathroom, have a question, etc.

Directions:
Geneva's address is 1401 Geneva Street. You take Lakeway out of town, it turns into Cable Street when it reaches the Geneva neighborhood and Geneva School is right there. It is approximately 4-5 miles from the Lakeway Fred Meyer. Contact Lara 715-3061 or email laracguthrie@hotmail.com

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Our New Community Garden in Ferndale needs volunteers NOW!

Volunteer Coordinator
Help organize our July 26th fundraiser-need creative, energetic minds to help organize a fun-filled, successful event
Food Bank Farm Volunteers Needed NOW!
Tasks include supervised seed sowing, laying out beds, transplanting, and weeding Schedule:
Monday 9-1pm, Wednesday 1-5pm, and Friday 9-1pm (Tues and Thurs schedule coming soon)
4 hr blocks of time, looking for once a week commitment. Saturday shifts from 9am-12pm
Group work sessions also available! (Must be able to follow instructions and stay on task.) Contact Barbara Montoya 738-0690 or beemon@comcast.net
Other Small Potatoes Gleaning Project Volunteer needs:

Help organizing this year's Quilt Raffle. Contact Rio glean@openaccess.org
Project assistant 4-6 hrs a week to help at our Indian Street office. Tasks: email and phone correspondence, copying, media notification for events, help organize quilt raffle
HUGS Program (Home and Urban Garden Surplus) Coordinator. June-November (Small stipend provided.) More information about responsibilities

New Volunteer Opportunity
Help to grow food at the new 'Food Bank Farm' !!!!
Volunteers are ALWAYS needed to weed. Other tasks include sowing seeds, bed preparation, and maintenance such as weed eating and greenhouse work. And as always, when it's time for harvest and delivery to the Bellingham Food Bank, volunteers are needed.
For more information on volunteering call 738-0690

WHO VOLUNTEERS?

We engage volunteers from the community, including: groups and organizations, faith groups, schools, senior citizens, concerned individuals, and Raging Grannies! Volunteers who are low income are encouraged to keep a portion of gleaned food for their own use.

VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR:

Barbara Montoya
(360) 738-0690
beemon@comcast.net

Volunteers can now sign up online
For snail mail, download sign up sheet (using Adobe Acrobat Reader), print and mail to:

Small Potatoes Gleaning Project
2518 Central Rd
Everson, WA 98247