The following resources come from our Gleaning Training for Communities webinars (which we ran in Aug / Sept 2020). All participants have consented to the public sharing of these videos.
Click here for the four training videos
Week 1: Why Gleaning Matters in 2020 – View slideshow here
It will introduce you to the necessity and the fun of gleaning and the role it can play in reducing farm level food waste, supplying wholesale volumes of fresh produce to organisations supporting people in food insecurity in 2020.
Week 2: Working with Volunteers and Sharing Out The Food with Charmaine Fyffe from Khepera – View slideshow here
The “how to’s” of gleaning, including recruiting, managing and safe supervision of volunteers, and the practical and logistical aspects of distributing the food.
Week 3: Working Well with Farms. With Pete Thompson from George Thompsons Ltd Holt Farm – View slideshow here
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.
Week 4: Creating a Strong Group and Network. With Semble. – View slideshow here
Supporting your organisation to get its gleaning operation established and ready to rock, including ways that you can build your volunteer network, obtain funding and strengthen your group.
Click here for Semble’s slideshow ‘Funding Options and Support for Gleaning Groups (see this also in the Week 4 video where they talk through the slides.
Click here for Gleaning Covid-19 Risk Assessment summary