13. Training and Resources

How to set up a gleaning group

In 2020, we ran four free training sessions – these recordings are useful resources alongside the toolkit to better understand gleaning and how to set up a group

1: Why gleaning matters

An overview of the role gleaning can play in reducing farm level food waste, supplying wholesale volumes of fresh produce to organisations supporting people in food insecurity. (Slide Deck)

2: Working with Volunteers and Sharing Out The Food

with Charmaine Fyffe from Khepera

The “how tos” of gleaning, including recruiting, managing and safe supervision of volunteers, and the practical and logistical aspects of distributing the food. (Slide Deck)

3: Working well with farms

with Pete Thompson from George Thompsons Ltd Holt Farm

How to build trusting relationships with farmers, including how to introduce your group to commercial growers, and some insights into the pressures farms currently face and how gleaning fits with that. (Slide Deck)

4: Creating a Strong Group and Network

with Semble

Supporting your organisation to get its gleaning operation established, including ways that you can build your volunteer network, obtain funding and strengthen your group. (Slide Deck | Semble Slide Deck)