Sign up for gleaning and get your hands a little dirty.

Rise and shine and bring your family and friends, corporate co-workers and congregations, groups and organizations to glean (harvest what’s left over) with After the Harvest! Together, you’ll rescue fruits and vegetables from farms, orchards and gardens. Then, we deliver the produce fresh from the fieldyou can help do that too if you can!to pantries, kitchens and shelters feeding our hungry neighbors.

With morning weekday and some weekend gleaning events, from May through Novembersometimes earlier and sometimes later depending on the weather and growing seasonyou’re sure to find a fit. All are welcome, including children of any age, who get to see how our food grows and where it comes from. 

Please note: Gleanings are within 30-45 minutes of downtown Kansas City. We’ll contact you the week of your gleaning (sometimes up to the day before) with where and what you’ll be harvesting, based on what our growers tell us is available.

IT'S AS EASY AS SIGNING UP BELOW.

Register for available gleaning dates on the Volunteer Calendar

Sign up for Gleaning & News Alerts for pop-up gleaning info

Check out corporate engagement opportunities

Learn about our COVID-19 safety precautions

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Questions?
Contact us at 816-921-1903
or info@aftertheharvestkc.org

VOLUNTEER CALENDAR

Sign up by clicking on scheduled gleaning dates, generally from May through November.

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Scroll down for more gleaning information.

“Gleaning for After the Harvest has been such an invaluable learning experience for our whole family. It feeds the soul to nourish the hungry with fresh local food. I love introducing my children to these local farmers that grow healthy food. The true reward is to bring this food to pantries the very same day to provide a nourishing meal for those in need.”

—Jennifer, After the Harvest volunteer

DIG DEEPER INTO OTHER WAYS TO HELP

Gleaning can be habit-forming! Learn how to become more deeply involved in our produce rescue efforts.

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VEG Squad

Join the Vegetable Emergency Glean Squad, our quick response team that comes together on short notice for weekday morning produce gleanings.
Sign up

Field Supervisor

Lead gleanings and build relationships with growers after completing training in safety and best practices.
Sign up

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Produce Rescue Driver

Transport rescued produce from markets and farms to agencies feeding those in need. Volunteer for weekly farmers market pick-ups. To be contacted for pick-ups, 
Sign up.

Don’t want to get your hands dirty?
There are lots of other ways to volunteer for After the Harvest in our office and in the community. 

COVID-19 PRECAUTIONS

This has been a year of shifting and changing to better serve those in need in our community, but also to make the After the Harvest volunteer experience the best it can be. Check out what’s new below.

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  • In line with the latest CDC guidelines for mask wearing, After the Harvest will not require volunteers to wear masks while gleaning in large, outdoor areas.
  • We may require a mask if specific gleanings dictate additional precaution or at the host farm’s discretion, in order to insure our growers’ safety and comfort. 
  • Masks will still be required for volunteers in indoor gleanings (in green houses and the like), and in close quarters while packing and delivering.
  • Volunteers are asked to maintain at least a six-foot distance from those outside of their household for the duration of the gleaning.
  • Gleaners will be notified of any mask requirement in advance of their gleaning.
  • Masks are required by volunteers taking part in ATH public events (including farmers markets).

Questions?
Contact us at 816-921-1903 or info@aftertheharvestkc.org.