Nourishing Communities, One Harvest at a Time

Harvest Yards is on a mission to help alleviate food insecurity in local communities and beyond.

Volunteer Harvesting

Connecting Surplus to Need Volunteer Harvesting:

1- Our team of dedicated volunteers collects fresh, surplus produce from local gardens and orchards.

2- Food Distribution: The harvested produce is distributed directly to local food banks, shelters, and community centers, ensuring it reaches those who need it most.

3- Education and Engagement: We host workshops and events to educate and engage the community on the importance of sustainability, nutrition, and food security.

Join the Harvest

There are many ways to be a part of the Harvest Food movement:

Donate Produce: Share your garden’s bounty with those in need. Volunteer: Join our harvesting and distribution efforts. Educate: Participate in or host educational workshops. Support: Contribute to our cause and help us grow our impact.
Reserved Food

It’s always better when it’s natural.

This screen shows all the distribution locations where you have reserved food. You can check the status of your reservation. By pressing on the name of the food distributor you will be able to access your QR code and ID number. If you like a distributor you can add it to your favorites so that you don’t have to search for it in the future.

Menu Items

1. Edit Profile

Allows you to make minor changes to your profile.

2. Disaster Relief

In the event that there is a traumatic event in your area, you will need to know who to contact to get help. When times are hard it is difficult to remember how or where to look for help. We have included the phone numbers for some of the agencies, groups, and companies that are engaged in helping people in need.

3. Coupons

This is where you will find coupons for restaurants, stores, and groups in your area that are offering special exclusive discounts on items (especially food) to people that have installed the Harvest Yards app on their device(s). Many of the coupons will require that you reserve the item and show your ID# or QR code to take advantage of the deal.

4. Donations

Self explanatory. If you would like to make a donation to Harvest Yards we would greatly appreciate it. If, however, you would like to make a donation to one of our affiliates or partners you can do so here and we will make sure that the money is forwarded to that entity. Donations don’t always have to be money. You can donate food, cars, property, or your time. Fill out the information sheet and someone will contact you at our earliest convenience to discuss the nature of your donation. Remember – Monetary contributions are tax deductible.

Become a Partner

We at Harvest Yards are always interested in working with other companies and groups that are striving for a common goal. If you would like to participate we encourage you to fill out the form and someone will contact you at our earliest convenience

Composting

Modern society is becoming more environmentally conscious and the need for everyone to learn about and practice composting is absolutely vital. Composting helps reduce the amount of garbage in our landfills, provides organic fertilizers, and helps reduce our carbon footprint.

Workshops

Harvest Yards will offer workshops from time-to-time to educate people on the environmental impact associated with planting trees, growing fruits and vegetables, composting, as well as growth and maintenance of fruit and vegetable plants. Ideally, Harvest Yards will participate in the planning and maintenance of community and communal farms and grow spaces, travel to local schools to educate kids about the wonders of growing plants, and arrange for professionals in the industry to give lectures on increasing productivity on a larger scale.

Composting

Harvest Yards is involved with making sure that more people have access to fresh produce and foods. Of course, there will be organic waste that will be obtained during harvesting activities. The unused organic materials should not be combined with synthetic rubbish. Fruits and vegetables should be repurposed and made into organic fertilizers by composting. Composted materials that are made into fertilizers help our environment by decreasing the amount of carbon produced and spewed into our atmosphere. Members of the Harvest Yard organization will be available to educate people about the benefits of composting and give tips about setting up composting systems at home. 

Volunteer
Do you have a background in agriculture, have some free time, or just love plants? We could use your help and expertise. We are going to need volunteers for all aspects of Harvest Yards. We would love to hear where your interest lies. Perhaps you grew up on a farm and you know everything there is to know about growing vegetables. Maybe you enjoy working outside from time to time, picking fruit and being in a natural setting under bright blue skies. Or, you would like to get involved with a group that is really just interested in doing some good while working with other like-minded individuals. We would love to speak with you and welcome you to the team.
The Future of Harvest Yards
Harvest Yards is in its infancy and we are just getting started. At this point in time we are working to establish the most basic items necessary to start helping people. The few things that we know are: there is a lot of fruit and vegetables going to waste in people’s yards, there are even more people that could benefit from consuming fresh fruits and vegetables that they may not be able to afford at a grocery store. It is literally cheaper to grab fast food from almost any fast food retailer than it is to purchase fruits and vegetables in a grocery store. This is a very sad statement about our society and how we take care of our citizens. For people on a strict budget it is more important to eat than to worry about eating healthy. We aim to help close that gap as much as we can for as many people as we can. But we need your help. Every piece of fruit, every vegetable, and every plant that is cultivated to provide one more piece of healthy food for someone that needs it is a victory. Working together we can help our environment, slow climate change, and promote lifestyle changes for healthy living one small victory at a time.