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WSU: Field Gleaning Summer Associate

The Community Health and Food Access Program at WSU Clallam County Extension works to increase equitable access to healthy, affordable food for residents of the North Olympic Peninsula. The program addresses both immediate food security needs and long term food system challenges by strengthening the connections between local farms, food banks, schools, and community partners. Through coordinated food recovery, farm to food bank purchasing, school garden initiatives, nutrition education, and hunger relief network support, the program improves the availability, quality, and distribution of nutritious food for households experiencing food insecurity. The Summer Associate will get a sampling of all aspects of the program, but will focus mainly on a core component of the program, gleaning, which rescues surplus produce from farms, orchards, school gardens, and residential growers for distribution through food banks and other food access sites. The gleaning program coordinates volunteers, works directly with growers, and manages harvest logistics to recover fresh, locally grown food that might otherwise go unused. Gleaned produce is sorted, tracked, and directed for fresh distribution, kitchen use, or preservation, helping reduce food waste while increasing access to nutritious food across Clallam County. WSU Clallam County Extension partners with Harvest Against Hunger through the Harvest VISTA program, which mobilizes AmeriCorps members to develop and strengthen community food security programs. As part of this effort, AmeriCorps Summer Associate program supports Harvest Against Hungers' mission to cultivate, strengthen and connect food system partners to ensure healthy food for people in need. Over a 10-week service term, Summer Associates help reduce food waste and expand access to nutritious food during the growing season.

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Member Duties : The Field Gleaning Summer Associate will support Washington State University Clallam County Extension’s Community Health and Food Access Program by expanding field-based produce recovery through farm and backyard gleaning. The Summer Associate will work outdoors throughout the summer coordinating harvests, volunteers, and logistics to ensure fresh produce is safely recovered and distributed. The Summer Associate will coordinate and lead gleaning events at farms, orchards, and backyard gardens; communicate with growers; coordinate volunteers during harvests; collect and record harvest data; assist with loading, transporting, and delivering produce; and support food safety and food waste prevention practices in the field.

Program Benefits : Education award upon successful completion of service , Living Allowance , Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend , Training .

Terms :
None

Service Areas :
Community Outreach , Environment , Community and Economic Development , Hunger .

Skills :
General Skills , Computers/Technology , Communications , Team Work , Environment , Community Organization , Leadership .

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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA

Program
WSU: Field Gleaning Summer Associate

Program Start/End Date
06/29/2026 - 09/06/2026

Work Schedule	Summer

Age Requirement
Minimum: 18 Maximum: None

Program Locations	WASHINGTON

Accepting Applications
From 04/20/2026 To 05/29/2026

Contact	Maria Mendez-Francisco
1201 1st Ave S
Seattle WA 98134
206-236-0408
maria@harvestagainsthunger.org

Listing ID	129335


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