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Update: In May 2022, the Quimper Community Harvest project moved to under the Food Bank Growers, as there were good synergies and efficiencies between them. Local 20/20 is proud to have helped incubate such an incredible model of local resiliency and sustainability! We maintain this website as a community resource. If you are interested in getting involved with that effort, see their website for details, or see contact information below.

Fruit Tree and Farm Gleaning Project

Gleaning is the ancient practice of gathering food left in the fields after harvest. Quimper Community Harvest extends this idea to picking excess fruit from local unsprayed trees as well. In the last 11 years we have picked countless tons of fresh food and delivered more than 86,000 pounds of apples, pears, plums, and vegetables to 4 local food banks, 5 public schools, senior meals programs, senior and low income housing facilities, the hospital, and the Boiler Room. We have also planted an orchard of 70 fruit trees at Blue Heron Middle School. Thanks to all those who donated fruit, vegetables, time and energy!

Port Townsend
Quimper Community Harvest

Sign up HERE to be notified about picking opportunities. We now use Groups.io for our group emails. All volunteers from past years were transferred to the new system.

Any questions about gleaning or our organization, please contact: ptgleaning@gmail.com.

Volunteers Opportunities:

  • Find fruit trees to pick
  • Check on trees for ripeness
  • Pick trees with a team
  • Deliver donated fruit

Questions about volunteering?
Contact Seth sethrolland@gmail.com or 379-0414

Do you know of trees we might pick? Contact the tree owner. Tree Donor Request (pdf)

Tree owners . . .
Donate fruit from pesticide-free, worm-free apple, plum and pear trees.
Contact: ptgleaning@gmail.com 

Need fruit?
If your organization — or an organization you know about—lacks access to organic fruit…
Contact: ptgleaning@gmail.com 

Farm Gleaning

Help us get fresh, healthy, and locally grown food into the South County Food Banks and other emergency food organizations while helping to reduce food waste.

Volunteer Opportunities:

  • Glean produce from local farms
  • Deliver produce to food banks

Please contact: ptgleaning@gmail.com

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Last updated:Friday, June 24, 2022