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fromThe Oaklandside
11 hours ago
East Bay (California)

Giving trees: East Bay backyard orchards are a mutual aid lifeline

Volunteers glean surplus backyard fruit in the East Bay to distribute fresh produce to food-insecure families amid rising grocery costs and benefit cuts.
fromwww.berkeleyside.org
12 hours ago
East Bay food

Giving trees: East Bay backyard orchards are a mutual aid lifeline

Volunteer gleaners harvest excess backyard fruit in the East Bay to redistribute fresh produce to people facing increased food insecurity and to reduce food waste.
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fromKqed
3 months ago

Meet the Scrappy Volunteers Rescuing Fruit From Your Backyard

Even apart from the altruistic aspect of the work, Fruit Rescue's gleaning events - which are open to anyone who signs up through the group's Eventbrite page - are a fun, family-friendly way to spend a morning. The aforementioned peach-picking session didn't wind up happening (backyard fruit can be a fickle enterprise), but my nine-year-old daughter and I drove out to Martinez's Alhambra Valley on an impossibly clear-skied Tuesday morning to harvest about a dozen Bartlett pear trees in a tidy, picturesque frontyard orchard.
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