Gleaning

We work with farmers in Missouri and Kansas to glean their fields and orchards after the harvest, to gather up produce left behind by mechanical equipment and pickers. This fresh, locally grown food is delivered to food pantries and feeding agencies in close proximity to the farm where it is gleaned.

Already Picked and Packed

We also work with excess, graded out, or rejected produce that cannot be sold for market reasons. This food may come from commercial farms, produce packing companies, grocery stores, farmers’ markets and more. We work in Missouri and Kansas, and can locate nearby food banks that will take larger quantities, and food pantries and agencies that will take smaller quantities.

Volunteer Opportunities

Pear, apple and tomato gleanings this week

Hi all,

Call Karin at 816-853-4460 if you can help.

Tuesday, 9/23, 9 a.m. Pears in Oak Grove, MO. need 6 people
Tuesday, 9/23, 6-7:30 p.m. Apples in KCK.
Wednesday, 9/24, 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. Apples in KCK. Need 10 people and drivers to help transport.
Wednesday, 9/24, 9 a.m. - noon Tomatoes in Lone Jack, MO. Need 10 people […]

By |September 22nd, 2014|Volunteer Opportunities|0 Comments

Need help picking up watermelon, tomatoes Sept. 17

Pre-planning is sometimes a luxury for us at After the Harvest since many things depend on the weather, what the farms have today and …it seems like a hundred variables! But we go with the flow because our mission is to feed hungry people…and that’s the nature of what we do. Can you spare some […]

By |September 16th, 2014|Volunteer Opportunities|0 Comments

Sept. 15-24: Lots of apples, also veggies

Hi Everyone,

This blog is about an event that is important to us because it helps us get more food to people in need. You are all invited to the Harvest Happy Hour at Grace and Holy Trinity Founder’s Hall, Oct. 23 from 5-6:30 p.m. to celebrate our new beginning as After The Harvest, to raise awareness […]

By |September 15th, 2014|Volunteer Opportunities|0 Comments

Gleaning Effort Tips the Scale Today at 1400 Pounds

Today we gleaned 1400 lb apples, 500 lb tomatoes, and salvaged another 1,000 lb tomatoes that were already boxed up for us. Tonight I will lead another gleaning and get another 1400 lb apples, possibly more! Tomorrow we will start all over again gleaning apples and salvaging another 500 lb. tomatoes. Woo-hoo! If you can […]

By |September 10th, 2014|Volunteer Opportunities|0 Comments

Driver(s) needed today-Sept. 10-for tomato pick-up

First and foremost on our minds right now…After the Harvest is in urgent need of a driver or drivers to pick-up and deliver 30-40 boxes of precious fresh tomatoes from Edgerton, Kansas today, Sept. 10. If you can just pick up some of them because of space in your vehicle, we’ll try to get several […]

By |September 10th, 2014|Volunteer Opportunities|0 Comments

September 3-7: Help glean fruits and veggies for food pantries

Another BIG week of gleaning! Please forward this message to people you know and share our posts on facebook, so we can keep this wonderful food from going to waste. CALL me if you can help: 816-853-4460.

Wednesday, Sept. 3, 8 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. KCMO. Gleaning inside the city off 96th and Grandview Road. We need three people to […]

By |September 2nd, 2014|Volunteer Opportunities|0 Comments

August 26-30: More Gleaning For Tomatoes, Apples, Pears

What a bumper year we have been having! With your help, we’ve saved over 300,000 lbs. of food since May 19th, but, we still need more gleaners. Please forward this message to people you know and share our posts on facebook, so we can keep this wonderful food from going to waste. CALL ME at 816.853.4460 if you […]

By |August 26th, 2014|Volunteer Opportunities|0 Comments

August 18-22: Big Gleaning Week for Corn, Cucumbers, and More!

Boy howdy, do we need help! LOTS of gleaning going on and we could do more if we had more field supervisors. Please consider leading gleanings. I can train you! And now for the upcoming gleanings this week.

Monday August 18th, 8:30 am - 11:30 a.m. Cucumbers and Tomatoes in Odessa, Missouri. This is a new […]

By |August 17th, 2014|Volunteer Opportunities|0 Comments

August 8-23: Volunteer to Help Glean

Hi all,

Call or text me before 9:00 p.m. if you can help: 816-853-4460. I am not able to read e-mails from the field.

Friday, August 8th, 8:30 am- 1,000 pounds of tomatoes in Lawrence, KS and apples in KC, KS. Please bring boxes if you can help pick tomatoes and plastic bags for the apples.
Saturday, August 9, 8:30 […]

By |August 7th, 2014|Volunteer Opportunities|0 Comments

August 7-9: Gleaning in St. Joe, KCK

Karin reports:

I have been….. gleaning! Today we picked 665 lbs. peppers, tomatoes, yellow squash, cucumbers and eggplant from St. Gabriel’s Youth Garden. North Missouri Produce Auction donated 2,172 lb. of green beans, and Kottowitz Farm donated 2,000 lbs. of tomatoes. Tomorrow 8/7 and Saturday 8/9, we will be in St. Joseph picking blackberries and Friday, 8/8 […]

By |August 7th, 2014|Volunteer Opportunities|0 Comments