Washington Gleaning & Food Recovery Organizations

Ballard Food Bank

Ballard Food Bank provides food assistance and other social services to those in need in the Ballard area of Seattle, Washington. They are a community resource hub that provides services like mail service, eviction assistance, and ID vouchers, a weekend food for kids program serving over 530 kids, and more. They collaborate with local farms, P-patches, and grocery stores to glean produce. They operate with paid administrative staff but also have volunteers within their main services and their gleaning program.

1400 Leary Wy NW, Gleaning Type: Residential, Farmers markets, Food recovery Organization Type: Nonprofit, All volunteer, Paid staff

Bellingham Food Bank/Small Potatoes Gleaning Project

Bellingham, WA based food bank that operates the Small Potatoes Gleaning Project which rescues produce from local farms for delivery to food banks throughout Whatcom County. The website includes information for volunteers, donors and others.

1824 Ellis St, Bellingham, WA 98225 Gleaning Type: On-farm, Food recovery Organization Type: Nonprofit

Blue Mountain Action Council

BMAC rescues over 300,000 pounds of food each year from grocery stores, farms and gardens. Each week, our team makes rounds at local grocery stores, rescuing food that may otherwise have been thrown away. We take that food and get it into the homes of neighbors. Our partners at the Whitman Glean team work with farms to glean their excess produce that sometimes would die on the vine. We include that fresh produce in food boxes and deliver it to local food pantries. We encourage neighbors to donate extra produce from their gardens and often take it to residents at our housing properties.

921 W Cherry St, Walla Walla, WA Gleaning Type: Residential, Food recovery, Distribution Organization Type: Nonprofit

Christ the King Food Share and Farm

CTK Food Share & Farm is a faith-based nonprofit that operates a 4 acre farm and gleaning program to provide fresh produce to 27 different food distribution points across Wacom County, Washington. Their goals are to supply local organizations with fresh food and to have a place where people can serve their community and make a difference

6069 Hannegan Rd, Gleaning Type: On-farm, Distribution, Food recovery Organization Type: Nonprofit, Religious affiliation, All volunteer

City Fruit

Seattle, WA based nonprofit focused on preserving fruit trees and orchards, increasing education around tree care and the ability of communities to harvest fruit, and providing fresh fruit to those who need it. The website includes information for volunteers, tree owners, donors and others.

3417 Evanston Ave N #210, Seattle, WA 98103 Gleaning Type: Urban, Residential, On-farm Organization Type: Nonprofit

Clallam Gleaners

Callam Gleaners was founded in 2010. Located in Port Angeles WA, they harvest local fruit trees with a part time seasonal staff member. They do a few farm gleans but this is mostly done by farmers in the area without their support. Most gleans are lead and managed by volunteers.

No physical address Gleaning Type: Residential, On-farm Organization Type: Nonprofit, All volunteer, University

Clark County Food Bank

Clark County Food Bank manages over 8 million pounds of food each year, which is equivalent to 6.7 million meals for individuals and families in need. They work with 53 nonprofit partner agencies at 130 distribution sites, along with food bank-led programs, to serve neighbors facing food insecurity throughout Clark County. One of the programs run at Clark County Food Bank is the Farming and Gleaning Program. This consists of a 10-acre farm, gleaning at local farmers markets, and local farm purchase programs.

6502 Northeast 47th Avenue Gleaning Type: Residential, Farmers markets, Food recovery Organization Type: Nonprofit, All volunteer, Paid staff

Clark County Food Bank

Clark County Food Bank has a goal of allieviating hunger and its root causes in the Vancouver, WA area. They are a Feeding America Partner. They also work with local farms and home gardens to receive fresh produc donations.

6502 NE 47th Ave, Vancouver, WA 98661 Gleaning Type: On-farm, Food recovery, Distribution Organization Type: Nonprofit, Paid staff

EastWest Food Rescue

EastWest Food Rescue is a registered 501 (c) (3) nonprofit, volunteer-run organization supporting farmers, preventing crop waste, and feeding our neighbors in need predominantly in the Pacific Northwest. In response to COVID-19 causing the destruction to the food supply chain, EWFR was established on May 1st, 2020. By purchasing and acquiring surplus food from farmers and other sources and distributing it to the food insecure, food waste is reduced and the hungry are fed and can eat healthier.

17641 Garden Way NE, Woodinville, WA 98072 Gleaning Type: On-farm, Distribution, Food recovery Organization Type: Nonprofit, All volunteer

Eloise’s Cooking Pot Food Bank

Eloise's Cooking Pot Food Bank is an independent food bank that serves Pierce county and South King county. They are also the largest independent Food Bank with the largest delivery system in Pierce County. ECP is part of the Making a Difference Foundation. They also partner with Pierce County Conservatory, Joy Box Ministry, Homes for Veterans and the Making a Difference Scholarship Program.

4218 S Steele St #215 Gleaning Type: On-farm, Residential, Food recovery Organization Type: Nonprofit, Paid staff, All volunteer

Faith Harvest Helpers

Faith Harvest Helpers is an interdenominational organization dedicated to combatting hunger locally and globally.

12643 Case Rd SW, Olympia, WA 98512 Gleaning Type: Food recovery, Distribution, Urban, Farmers markets Organization Type: Religious affiliation, Nonprofit, Paid staff

FareStart

FareStart's mission is to transform lives, disrupt poverty and nourish communities through food, life skills and job training. Our food recovery and gleaning team recovers food from local businesses, organizations, farms, and farmers markets to be used in our hunger relief meals.

700 Virginia Street Gleaning Type: On-farm, Farmers markets, Food recovery Organization Type: Nonprofit

Farmer Frog

Farmer Frog is a nonprofit organization with the mission to grow kids, cultivate communities, and nurture habitats for All Living Beings through Real food - Sprouting Simple Change. Ongoing since 2009, Farmer Frog offers a number of services to the public: Farming (Apiary, Aquaponics, Lovestock, Produce); Distribution (Food Logistics Offices Operations Resources i.e. FLOOR, bulk and boxed food programs, hunger relief hubs, delivery programs, and markets); Bear With Me (Certified Wildlife Wise, Wildlife Friendly and Salmon Safe demonstration programs); STUDIOS (ART, Music, Theater, Film, Movement, All Media, Events, Festivals, Exhibitions); SOIL to STEM (Hands-on STEAM Learning, Camps, School Programs, Curriculum, Certified Clock Hour Provider).

23210 Paradise Lake Rd, Gleaning Type: On-farm, Residential Organization Type: Nonprofit, Paid staff

Feeding Feasible Feasts

Feeding Feasible Feasts is a 501(c)3 non-profit food relief agency that focuses on food distribution programs specially designed to address the unique and individual community needs within Washington state.

1509 97th Ave Ct E Gleaning Type: Food recovery, Distribution Organization Type: Nonprofit, Paid staff

Fields of Grace

Richmond, WA based nonprofit that gleans produce from local farms, then packs and delivers the harvest to area food banks. The website includes information for volunteers, donors and community members.

No physical address Gleaning Type: On-farm, Distribution Organization Type: Nonprofit

Food Bank Farm

Food Bank Farm is an outreach ministry of the Episcopal Church of the Holy Cross in Redmond, WA. The primary mission is to reduce food waste and provide food for those in need. The organization focuses on gleaning surplus crops from area farmers, arranging transportation and logistics for the collection events, and distributing the harvested food to various organizations based on the type of produce We grow 20 acres of produce and glean at neighboring farms to supply about 200,000 pounds of fresh produce to the food banks of western WA. We are a good venue for schools, service groups, and corporate groups looking for a team building experience to address food insecurity. We grow year round.

10890 Elliott Rd, Gleaning Type: On-farm Organization Type: Nonprofit, Religious affiliation, All volunteer

Food is Free Washington

Food is Free Washington is a Washington state branch of the Food is Free Project, located in Tacoma, Washington. Gleaning from local farms, community gardens and backyard fruit trees is about a third of the total operations. Food is Free also does orchard care and food rescue, participating with Emergency Food Network and the Farm to Family Food Box program.

6515 Tacoma Ave S, Gleaning Type: On-farm, Residential Organization Type: Nonprofit, All volunteer

Good Cheer Food Bank

Langley, WA based 501(c)(3) nonprofit that partners with the Gleeful Gleaners program to connect growers with surplus, pesticide-free fruit with those in need. The website includes information for volunteers, donors and others.

2812 Grimm Rd, Langley, WA 98260 Gleaning Type: Urban, Food recovery Organization Type: Nonprofit

Gorge Gleaning

The Columbia Gorge Gleaning Project focuses on gleaning surplus food from orchards and farms to help reduce food insecurity around the Columbia River Gorge. They allow their volunteers to take home a small percentage of each glean as an incentive, with the rest donated to local food pantries. They have also recently started a small farmers market gleaning program, which has been successful thus far.

No physical address Gleaning Type: On-farm, Farmers markets Organization Type: Nonprofit, All volunteer

Harvest Against Hunger

Seattle, WA based nonprofit that runs Harvest Against Hunger, an AmeriCorps program engaging in on-farm gleaning. The website includes information for AmeriCorps, volunteers, donors and others.

1201 First Avenue S, Suite 327, Seattle, WA 98134 Gleaning Type: On-farm Organization Type: Nonprofit

Harvest Pierce County Gleaning Project

Managed by Pierce County, WA county government, the gleaning program works with local farmers to organize gleans of surplus or unmarketable crops. The program also gleans from Pierce County farmers' markets. Website includes information for volunteers, crop donors and others.

5430 66th Ave E, Puyallup, WA 98371 Gleaning Type: On-farm, Farmers markets Organization Type: Nonprofit

Hopelink

The nonprofit has six locations throughout WA. Formally called Sno-Valley Harvest, the organization works with local farms, community gardens, farmers' markets and growers to recover surplus produce for donation through Hopelink and other hunger relief organizations. The website includes information for volunteers, donors and community members.

8990 154th Ave NE, Redmond, WA 98052 Gleaning Type: On-farm, Farmers markets, Urban Organization Type: Nonprofit, Paid staff

King Conservation District

KCD is a community resource hub that promotes action to keep air, water, soil, habitats, and farmland healthy for all within King County. They do not directly glean, but promote community growers and gleaning organizations in order to support food security in the county.

800 SW 39th St suite 150, Gleaning Type: Other support (software, management, etc.) Organization Type: Nonprofit, Paid staff

Kitsap Harvest

Kitsap, WA based organization that gleans from farms, farmers markets and pesticide-free fruit trees in private and community orchards. Recovered surplus food is distributed to the North and South Kitsap Food Banks and to free meal programs. The website includes information for volunteers, orchard owners and community members.

345 6th St Suite 550, Bremerton, WA 98337 Gleaning Type: On-farm, Farmers markets, Urban Organization Type: Nonprofit, University, Paid staff

Local 20/20

Local 2020 operates Local Food, an action group centered around connecting local food with the community. The action group also promotes the utilization of excess produce to combat food waste and encourage nutrious eating habits.

1240 W Sims Way #12, Port Townsend, WA 98368 Gleaning Type: Distribution, Farmers markets, Food recovery Organization Type: Nonprofit

Mason Conservation District

Mason Conservation District assists in Linking Food to Families through it's Mason-Shelton Food Chain Program​. This program works to reduce local produce waste, provide more fresh food to those in need, and build community.

450 W Business Park RD Gleaning Type: On-farm, Food recovery, Distribution, Other support (software, management, etc.) Organization Type: Paid staff

Mercer Island Farmers Market

The Mercer Island Farmers Market connects growers, consumers, and the Island business community to create a valuable, sustainable community asset.

7700 SE 32nd St. Gleaning Type: Farmers markets Organization Type: Nonprofit

Miracle Food Network

Miracle Food Network is a food pantry, run entirely on donations, which serves Snohomish, Skagit, Wacom and Island county. Their mission is to interrupt, intercept, intercede, convert, and distribute food surplus and waste to transform and impact lives in communities that face hunger, poverty and other life altering crises. Their main initiatives include a food pantry that runs 5 days a week, a food rescue program and a meal program called the Family Meals Project.

5611 3rd Ave, Gleaning Type: Food recovery, Other support (software, management, etc.) Organization Type: Nonprofit, Paid staff

Northwest Harvest

Washington's only statewide nonprofit food bank distributor. Their Growing Connections program is a resource for supporting farm-to-food bank strategies. The website includes information for volunteers, donors, hunger relief programs and advocates.

1915 4th Ave S., Seattle, WA 98134 Gleaning Type: On-farm, Distribution Organization Type: Nonprofit

Providence N.E.W. Hunger Coalition

Coleville, WA based nonprofit that works throughout northwestern WA. Their Hunger Coalition Gleaning Groups harvest surplus produce for donation to area food banks. The website includes information for volunteers, food donors and food recipients.

347 W 2nd Ave G, Colville, WA 99114 Gleaning Type: Food recovery, Distribution Organization Type: Nonprofit

Quimper Community Harvest

Port Townsend, WA-based group that gleans pesticide-free fruit trees from backyards, community orchards and farms. Surplus food is distributed to schools, food banks, seniors, meal programs and others in need. Our webpage has links for volunteers, tree owners, and those needing food.

1240 W Sims Way #12, Port Townsend, WA 98368 Gleaning Type: Urban, Residential, On-farm Organization Type: Nonprofit

Rural Resources

Since 1965, Rural Resources Community Action has helped residents of Northeastern Washington help themselves and each other. Through education, resources and support, we offer real hope to children, seniors and families, by working to create a stronger and more stable community for us all. Each year, over 14,000 people in communities throughout Eastern Washington turn to Rural Resources for short-term assistance and long-term solutions to help them take control of their lives and their futures

956 South Main Street, Gleaning Type: Other support (software, management, etc.) Organization Type: Nonprofit, Paid staff

Seattle Neighborhood Farmers Markets

Seattle Neighborhood Farmers Markets supports and strengthens Washington’s small, sustainable family farms by creating and operating vibrant, neighborhood-scale markets where farmers and food producers can sell their goods, develop relationships with customers, and grow their capacity to produce local ingredients and artisanal products. More than operating the markets, they actively support farmers, educate consumers, and advocate for policies that make producing, selling, acquiring, and eating good food more attainable. They allow other organizations to come to their farmers markets to glean produce that farmers have set aside. They have provided thousands of pounds of produce to gleaners over the years.

417 18th Ave S, Gleaning Type: Other support (software, management, etc.) Organization Type: Nonprofit, Paid staff

Skagit Gleaners

Skagit Gleaners is a Washington based food rescue organization. They provide 24/7 pick up for produce, non-perishables, baked goods, and housewares with a goal of reducing these items in landfills. By offering a unique approach to food rescue, they have been able to create a larger impact in their community, as well as take steps toward reducing community food insecurity.

1021 Riverside Dr, Mt Vernon, WA 98273 Gleaning Type: On-farm, Residential, Urban, Food recovery Organization Type: Nonprofit, All volunteer

Solid Ground

Solid Ground works to solve poverty in King County, Washington by meeting basic needs, nurturing support, and spreading change. Its services include housing, transportation, homelessness prevention, legal aid, food and nutrition services and food system support. Solid Ground does not glean directly but is a conduit, moving food (from gleaning and other channels) from a variety of organizations to food banks, shelters, schools, and other providers.

1501 North 45th Street, Gleaning Type: Food recovery, Distribution Organization Type: Nonprofit, All volunteer, Paid staff

Sow Therapeutic

A community project promoting health and well being through green care interventions, working on farms and beginning to build a hyper-local gleaning program.

No physical address Gleaning Type: On-farm Organization Type: Nonprofit, Paid staff

Spokane Edible Tree Project

Spokane, WA based organization that offers tree care education, engages in backyard gleans, farmers market recovery, and farm gleans. The website includes information for volunteers, community members, and backyard growers

1832 W Dean Ave, Spokane, WA 99201 Gleaning Type: Urban, Other support (software, management, etc.), Residential, Farmers markets Organization Type: Nonprofit, Paid staff

The Gleaners Pantry

The Gleaners Pantry works to reduce the amount of food that would otherwise be thrown away by collecting donations and gleaning.

6729 Enterprise Rd, Ferndale, WA 98248 Gleaning Type: Food recovery Organization Type: Nonprofit

Thurston County Gleaners

Thurston County Gleaners is an extension of the Thurston County Food Bank. They mainly glean from farms, but occasionally glean from fruit trees around the community. They also help run a small gardening project at a local juvenile detention center, with all produced food benefiting the local community by redistribution through the Food Bank.

220 Thurston Ave NE, Olympia, WA 98501 Gleaning Type: On-farm Organization Type: Nonprofit, Paid staff

Upper Valley MEND

Upper Valley MEND is a human services organization dedicated to meeting the housing, hunger and healthcare needs of area residents and transients in the Upper Wenatchee Valley. MEND operates a gleaning program that works with local farmers and volunteers to harvest and distribute food throughout Chelan/Douglas counties.

347 Division St, Leavenworth, WA 98826 Gleaning Type: On-farm, Distribution Organization Type: Nonprofit

Urban Abundance

Urban Abundance works to fulfill their vision of reducing food insecurity and food waste. They also work to build food soverienty in their community.

No physical address Gleaning Type: Food recovery, Urban Organization Type: Nonprofit

White Center Food Bank

White Center Food Bank is a food bank located in Seattle, which rescues food from grocery stores and farmers markets to feature in their market-style pantry. They pride themselves on their ability to cater to their multi-cultural community by stocking fresh, culturally appropriate foods and celebrating cultural holidays, year round.

10829 8TH Ave SW Gleaning Type: Farmers markets, Food recovery Organization Type: Nonprofit, All volunteer, Paid staff