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10. How to Organise a Gleaning Day
The key steps of organising a gleaning day!
A farmer has surplus produce ready to be gleaned
Pencil in a date for the day
Organise a beneficiary to take the surplus
Lock in a date with farmer and beneficiary
Reach out to volunteer base and organise transport logistics
Source necessary harvesting and storage equipment
Run the glean! (making sure the harvest is not damaged or low quality)
Calculate how much food was harvested
Ensure produce reaches beneficiary
Send thank you email to farmer and vols (with pictures of the day)
Log your gleaning day on the online form Found here!
Congratulations, you have organised your first gleaning day!
