Have a fruit tree in your yard and don't know what to do with the fruit? Village Harvest volunteers come to your home (or office), pick the fruit and bring it to a food bank or community pantry for distribution. Being outdoors picking fruit with other volunteers is a very social, engaging team activity and it is so amazing to see that in the course of a morning, you can pick 1,000 pounds or more of fruit!
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- EIN 04-3718164
- (888) 378-4841
- P.O. Box 9231 San Jose CA 95157 USA
- www.villageharvest.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Food, Food Banks & Pantries
Mission: Village Harvest is a nonprofit volunteer organization in the San Francisco Bay Area which brings together neighbors and community organizations to provide food for the hungry and promote sustainable use of urban resources. We organize and coordinate backyard fruit harvesting, and provide education on fruit tree care, harvesting, and food preservation.
Results: In 2013 Village Harvest volunteers picked and donated over 245,000 lbs. of healthy, local fruit from homes and small orchards for people in need. We have volunteer community teams currently operating in 3 counties of the San Francisco Bay Area, with more to come. (Santa Clara, San Mateo, Santa Cruz Counties)
Target demographics: provide healthy fruit for people in need from home gardens and small orchards
Direct beneficiaries per year: over 20,000 people in need receive fresh, healthy fruit from homes and small orchards in the community
Geographic areas served: San Francisco Bay Area
Programs: - Harvesting for the Hungry - Fruit Tree Culture & Preserving Education - Revitalize Local Orchards