Harvest Leaders

Starting in 2024, community members can be trained as a Harvest Leader and then help lead gleans during the season. If you are interested in being a Harvest Leader, fill out the INTEREST FORM.

What are Harvest Leaders?

Harvest Leaders lead gleans for Gorge Gleaning during the busy season and gain valuable skills in the process, as well as a stipend for their time.

Gorge Gleaning staff will coordinate with farmers and neighbors to set up gleans. Staff first notifies Harvest Leaders. Harvest Leaders then assign themselves to a glean and they are responsible for leading volunteers in harvesting the crop on the day of the glean and also transporting the produce to our food access partners.

Become a Harvest Leader!

1. Let us know you’re interested in being a harvest leader. Send us an email or fill out our INTEREST FORM

2. Attend a quick initial training session (available online) to get an overview of the role, expectations, and next steps

3. Go to a glean and pay attention to how we do things! The Gleaning Coordinator will make sure to guide you through the steps and point out important tips.

4. Trial Run: Co-host a glean with another Harvest Leader and with the Gleaning Coordinator there in case you have questions or run into difficulties.

5. Run a glean: Using the procedures you practiced and learned, help lead a glean on your own!

6. Talk with the gleaning coordinator afterwards and consider signing up to lead another glean!

Role Description: 

• Must be 18 or older
• We’d love it if you have experience with volunteering or leadership!
• We’re looking for SNAP Eligible, low/limited-income and hispanohablante people to apply!
• You will receive a $100 stipend for every glean you lead and $50 to attend the initial training!
• You can keep ½ of what you harvest at the glean to enjoy with family and friends!