Gleaning
Gleaning is the act of harvesting excess vegetables from farm fields that would otherwise not be harvested. Vermont Foodbank, with support from hundreds of volunteers and dozens of participating farms, operates the state’s largest gleaning food rescue program, which connects people in Vermont who are at risk of hunger with locally grown, fresh food.
Glean With Us
You can help connect neighbors with fresh, local food by volunteering to glean at area farms this season!
Gleaning is a fun, family-friendly volunteer opportunity and a great way to spend time on beautiful Vermont farms. Most of our partner gleaning farms open to volunteers are in Chittenden County and the greater Brattleboro region. Register below as a volunteer with Vermont Foodbank, and we'll send you email announcements about upcoming gleans and other volunteer opportunities. To learn more about volunteering with Vermont Foodbank, visit our Volunteer page.
If you're representing a group and are interested in gleaning, please contact our Volunteer Services Team at volunteer@vtfoodbank.org.
Thank You, Farmers!
Vermont Foodbank works with farms all across Vermont to glean locally grown food, which is distributed statewide to neighbors experiencing food insecurity.
Contact Us to Learn More About:
Volunteering with Vermont Foodbank:
volunteer@vtfoodbank.org
Gleaning in Burlington
Kyle Weatherhogg
Community Engagement Manager - Burlington
802-558-3495
kweatherhogg@vtfoodbank.org
Gleaning in Central Vermont:
Kimberly Williams
Community Engagement Manager – Rutland Region
802-461-3259
kwilliams@vtfoodbank.org
Gleaning in Southern Vermont:
Zach Hebert
Community Engagement Manager – Southern Region
802-989-8739
zhebert@vtfoodbank.org
Statewide gleaning:
Andrea Solazzo
Director of Community Engagement
802-917-1283
asolazzo@vtfoodbank.org
Pick up of harvested food:
If you are a farmer who currently has a large amount of produce already harvested and ready to be picked up, please call our operations team at 802-477-4107, or email Alison Friedkin at afriedkin@vtfoodbank.org.
