Everyone at the Table | Growing Food Security in Prince George
GLEANING ABUNDANCE PROGARM
(GAP)
This collaborative project brings together a coalition of groups & individuals passionate about bear safety and food security
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The GAP is an initiative of the Everyone At the Table (EAT) collective in partnership with the Recycling & Environmental Action Planning Society (REAPS) and Eco Living Community (ELC). The original GAP aimed to complement and partner with existing initiatives like the Northern Bear Awareness Society (NBAS) and the Northern Lights Estate Winery.
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The Gleaning Abundance Program (GAP) connects fruit tree owners with volunteer gleaners to:
Prevent food waste
Improve bear and community safety by removing bear attractants
Improve food security by storing the autumn bounty for the winter months
Foster a community that works together
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What you get as a tree owner:
Your tree is cleaned up
We will give you up to â…“ of your fruit
Your yard is safer without bear attractants
The satisfaction of:
reducing waste
contributing to local food security
contributing to bear and community safety
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What you get as a gleaning volunteer:
Improved food security: Gleaners share up to â…“ of the gleaned fruit among themselves
The satisfaction of:
reducing waste
contributing to local food security
contributing to bear and community awareness
Build community
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What the community gets:
Improved food security
Waste prevention
Bear protection through the removal of attractant
A safer community
A more connected community
Use of Apples Gleaned
As much of the fruit as possible is processed into sauces, jams, and juices by the Canning Circle of the Everyone At the Table Collective (EAT) and other community kitchens and shared amongst volunteer programs and people in need.
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The Canning Circle established the sharing network over a year in partnership with The Salvation Army Food Rescue Program, processing food that is shared with programs like Baby's New Beginnings, Knights Inn, Positive Living North, the Firepit, New Hope, and UNDU (Uniting Northern Drug Users UNDU’ing stigma).
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