Come help FareStart harvest produce at Oxbow Farm & Conservation Center!
FareStart's Food Security Team works with local partners to support our food rescue and access initiatives. From our local growers, we glean any goods that are seconds, in excess, or that they would like to donate. This produce will be used at our Mobile Community Markets to provide local, nutritious food to communities experiencing food insecurity and will be incorporated into our Community and School Meals.
Oxbow Farm & Conservation Center’s mission is to inspire people to eat healthy, sustainably grown food and to steward our natural resources for future generations. They practice and research the art of ecological restoration, educate and empower youth to be good stewards of the Earth, and operate a 30 acre farm using sustainable farming practices.
For those new to gleaning, gleaning is:
- The act of harvesting or collecting unused or surplus produce from farms and distributing it to those experiencing food insecurity
- Traditionally defined as gathering anything left over after a harvest
This is a family-friendly opportunity, ages 5-15 are welcome (with adult guardian)
Please watch these two training videos before showing up at your shift: Lifting heavy objects Knife skills
Click here for driving and parking directions
Please use the public entrance, 1.4 miles south of the 124th Street roundabout. It will be marked with a “Welcome to Oxbow” sign. Once you turn into the entrance, drive down the dirt path to the farm stand parking lot, where you will meet the glean lead and farmer to start the glean.
After the glean you are invited to stay and enjoy the amenities of the Oxbow Farm and Conservation Center which include:
- Orchard to picnic in
- Walking trails
- Farm Stand opens at 1pm on Fridays
- U-pick fields
