Seasonal Gleaning

Yearly, land owners on Galiano find that their fruit trees produce far more than they can use. In many cases, this bounty falls to the ground. But thanks to the Food Program's Gleaning Project, owners can take part in a program where they get volunteer labour to collect their fruit. A share of the bounty goes to the land owner, and the rest goes to the people who pick the fruit and to the Food Bank and the Food Program itself, for community kitchens and other redistribution efforts.

The Great Pumpkin Kitchen Party

Friday, October 21st, at 1:30pm at the South Hall, we’ll meet to prepare, cook and divide up the two Giant pumpkins donated by Roger and Lisa at Sunshine Farms.

Bring a container, because all volunteers will be leaving with pumpkin, and bring your biggest spoon as we try to retrieve all those seeds for roasting.

Gleaning

The gleaning season has begun in earnest. Contact us if you have extra vegetables or fruit that you would like to share with the community. Everyone welcome on the gleaning parties, just e-mail or phone us to reserve your spot prior to the glean. Bring your own ladders and boxes.