Farm Trips

Our gleaning program offers free, pick-your-own trips to local farms for communities that access our food programs.

The visits typically happen in the summer and early fall, near the end of a crop's harvest. Instead of ploughing unharvested fruit or vegetables, farmers make their fields available, free of charge, to participants. Commonly gleaned crops include strawberries, raspberries, peas, beans, corn and apples.

North York Harvest coordinates gleaning trips with its community partners. In 2010, about 350 people participated.

The farms in our gleaning program also provide weekly donations of fresh produce that we distribute to our agency network. In 2010, 45,000 pounds of produce were donated during the growing season and distributed through our network.

Participating Farms in 2010:

                      Pine Farms Orchard

Special thanks to Coach Canada and First Student for transportation assistance.