Host a Gleaning Pick
Thanks for your interest in the Alberni Valley Gleaning Project. Your participation helps to increase the availability of fruit for the wider community by sharing a bounty that may not be otherwise be picked. There is no charge for Pick Hosts but donations towards program operations are welcome.
Picking Guidelines
What We Will Pick
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Most fruit, vegetable or nut varieties; including apples, berries, cherries, figs, grapes, peaches, pear, plums, quince, nuts. We are also looking to expand into vegetable gleaning!
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We prefer picks with sizeable quantities, contact us for more details
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Ideally, we would like to glean from trees where the majority of the harvest is approximately 15' or less off of the ground
What We Won't Pick
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Fruit or produce that is in an unsafe location
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Fruit that is considerably underripe or over-ripe
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Areas where our ladders are on concrete
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Locations where property owners have not read our volunteer participation form
Other Considerations
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If you are unsure about whether your trees, bushes or vines are a good fit please reach out to our gleaning coordinator.
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We appreciate a minimum of one week advance notice of your fruit ripening so we can do our best to accommodate schedules.
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AVFSS does carry operational liability insurance and we also ask all volunteers to agree to a waiver and participation form.