2022 Volunteer Orientation - Bringing local bounty to people in need
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Bringing local bounty to people in need ~2022 Volunteer Orientation~
Agenda ● Land Acknowledgement ● Organizational Updates & 2022 Staff ● Our Challenges: Hunger & Food Waste in RI ● Hope’s Harvest’s Mission & Strategy ● Volunteer Registration Process ● Navigating COVID in 2022
Land Acknowledgement
https://native-land.ca/
Organizational updates
Meet the 2022 Season staff!
Eva Shannon
Shannon Ally
Jessy
DeeAnn jessy TASHA
Our Challenges: Hunger in RI Rhode Island Community Food Bank Hunger in RI 2021 Status Report. Published November, 2021.
Our Challenges: Food Insecurity & Racism Rhode Island Community Food Bank Hunger in RI 2021 Status Report. Published November, 2021.
Our Challenges: Food Waste on Farms
Reasons for “Farm Surplus”
▪ Overproduction – “bumper crops”
▪ “Ugly” food, too big/small
▪ Experimental crops
▪ Good/bad weather (timing)
▪ Labor shortages/tight margins
▪ 25% extra grown to account for variables
Healthy, fresh, locally grown surplus food often feeds animals,
or gets composted/tilled into the fields.
Hope’s Harvest Mission
To improve the livelihoods of local farmers, increase food security for RI’s most
vulnerable residents, and get everyone engaged in strengthening the food
system by eliminating on-farm food waste in Rhode Island.
Hope’s Harvest Strategy
Recruit
volunteers Rescue surplus
food from Deliver it to
from the those who
community local farmers’
fields and… need it most
to…Hope’s Harvest Program Expansion
Hope’s Harvest at Farm Fresh RI
Senior Farmers
Surplus Farm to Pantry Market Nutrition
Gleaning Contracting
Purchasing (LFPA) Program
(SFMNP)
Hunger Relief AgenciesSupport & Funding
Accomplishments to Date
Recruited +700 volunteers, ~630,000 lbs of fresh, healthy, 48 farms across Rhode Island
350+ of whom spent 4900 local fruits and vegetables and Southeastern MA,
hours rescuing… from… and…
Distributed to 48 hunger relief agencies, serving over 35,000 individuals per month…Hope’s Harvest Farm Partners: Appleland Orchard, Greenville Indian Rock Orchard, Scituate Arcadian Fields, Hope Valley Little River Farm, Exeter Barden Family Orchard, Scituate Martin House Farm, Seekonk MA Big Train Farm, Scituate Martinez Farm, Providence Casey Farm, North Kingstown Movement Ground Farm, Tiverton Charlotte’s Farm, Exeter Open Farms Retreat, Cumberland Dead Beet Farm, Smithfield Osamequin Farm, Seekonk, MA Decastro’s Farm, Portsmouth Pippin Orchard, Johnston Earth Care Farm, Charlestown Revive the Roots, Smithfield Farm Fresh RI, Providence Shewatuck Farm, Exeter Ferolbink Farm, Tiverton Sodco Farm, Exeter Four Town Farm, Seekonk MA Southside Community Land Trust Freedom Food Farm, Raynham, MA Steere Orchard, Greenville Garman Farm, Newport Wishing Stone Farm, Little Compton Hocus Pocus Farm, Seekonk, MA
Hope’s Harvest Hunger Relief Partners: Community Action Partnership of Providence The Elisha Project East Bay Food Pantry Federal Hill House Good Neighbors Hasbro Children’s Hospital Jonnycake Peacedale Jonnycake Westerly Martin Luther King Center Mutual Aid Olneyville Food Center RICAN RICFB St John’s Food Pantry URI Grad Student Village We Share Hope
Hope’s Harvest Hunger Relief Partners:
Additional pantries that Hope’s Harvest can serve in
2022 via Market Mobile platform:
Emanuel Lutheran Church
North Kingstown Food Pantry
Ephese SDA
St. Raymond SVDP Food Pantry
Northern RI Food Pantry
Westbay CAP Marketplace
Central Falls Food Pantry at Progreso Latino
Casa De Oracion Jesus Christ Fountain of Life Food Pantry
*Haitian Baptist Church
*St. Peter & St. Andrew's Food Pantry
*Coventry Friends of Human Services
*Comprehensive CAP Cranston
*West End Community Center
*TapIn
*Better Lives Rhode IslandHope’s Harvest Volunteers: You Make It Happen!
Gleaner Benefits
● Fresh air and being in
nature and on farms
● Physical activity
● Meeting other volunteers
● Learning about
agriculture
● MAKING A DIFFERENCE
FOR PEOPLE IN NEED!Process for Volunteer Gleaners
The video, quiz, and registration forms are available on our Volunteer Page on our NEW website located on the
Farm Fresh Rhode Island site: www.farmfreshri.org/programs/hopes-harvest/volunteers/
Registration:
1. Watch the volunteer orientation video
2. Take the Post-Orientation Quiz
3. Read and agree to media, liability, volunteer agreement, AND COVID-19 waivers
4. Complete the registration form at the bottom of the Volunteer Page. You will be automatically signed up to
receive weekly email notifications of upcoming trips.
Signing up for trips:
1. Select which event to sign up for in the weekly email.
2. You will be redirected to the Eventbrite event, and will complete media, liability, AND COVID-19 Volunteer
Agreement and the regular Volunteer Agreement (every time)
3. Receive information about farm location in trip confirmation
4. Get your hands dirty and harvest the bounty!
a. Join HHRI and other volunteers on a farm for 1-3 hours
b. HHRI staff provide safety and harvest training (10 mins before the start of each trip)Step 1: Watch Orientation Video
Congratulations! You’re almost done with Step 1!Step 2: Pass Post-orientation Video
Must score a 75% or higher to be approved for tripsStep 3: Read Agreements & Waivers on website
Step 4: Complete Registration Form on website
Be sure to scroll all the way
down in the form to check the
boxes and submit the formSigning Up for Gleaning Trips
Once you are all registered, you will be notified of upcoming gleaning trips the week prior via email!
1. Select which event to sign up for in the weekly
email.
2. You will be redirected to the Eventbrite event, and
will complete media, liability, AND COVID-19
waivers (every time)
3. Receive information about farm location in trip
confirmation
4. Get your hands dirty and harvest the bounty!!
a. Join HHRI and other volunteers on a farm for
1-3 hours
b. HHRI staff provide safety and harvest training
(10 mins before the start of each trip)Step 1: Select Trip in weekly newsletter
Step 2: Select Trip in weekly newsletter
Step 3: Check Confirmation Email
Step 4: Glean with Us!
● Follow the instructions in the
follow up email and arrive at
the farm location at the
designated start time
● Join HH and other volunteers
on a farm for 1-3 hours
● Includes 10 minute safety and
harvest training led by HH staff
● Handwashing stations available
● Please wear a bright orange
bandana for our farmers
benefit! (HH can provide)Navigating covid-19 in 2022
● Have mask (surgical, KN95, N95) on person at all times
● Adhere to screening requirements:
○ Closely monitor symptoms -
■ Do not attend if exhibiting symptoms of COVID-19 (sore
throat, running nose, cough, difficulty breathing, loss of
taste/smell, or fever) in past 10 days
○ Closely monitor exposures -
■ Do not attend if been in close contact with an individual
exhibiting symptoms or who tested positive in past 10
days (unless fully vaccinated and remain masked)
● Mask wearing required when:
○ Partaking in any indoor activities (regardless of vaccination
status)
○ Not fully vaccinated or choose not to disclose status
○ Have been in close contact with a person exhibiting symptoms
of or who has tested positive for COVID-19 within the 10
previous days, despite vaccination statusGleaners: COVID Protocol
Prior to the trip:
● Watch Volunteer Orientation Video, complete the Post-Orientation
Quiz, agree to the COVID-19 Volunteer Agreement
● Pre-screen during trip sign ups (symptoms, exposures, etc.)
Bring to the trip:
● Surgical face mask (surgical, KN95, or N95)
● Water bottle/personal supplies (gloves, hand sanitizer, sunscreen,
etc.)
On site procedures for volunteers:
● Day-of symptom screening (travel, symptoms, etc.)
● Safety procedures review at beginning of each trip
● Hand-washing required and station provided
● Social distancing of 3ft in field & loading the truck (staff will
manage and monitor)
● No volunteers in HH vehicles (or other gleaners’ vehicles)
● No sharing equipment
● Packing and bunching will be done in the field, NOT in the truck
● Volunteers may be asked to leave if they are not following proper
safety protocolThANK YOU!
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Facebook: hopesharvest
Instagram: @hopesharvestri
Questions, comments, or feedback,
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