GLEANING ABUNDANCE PROgRaM (GAP) This collaborative project brings together a coalition of groups & individuals passionate about bear safety and food security ABOUT SAFETY FIRST BOOK US JOIN US aBOUT gap DETAILS IMPACT USE OF APPLES 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. 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 What you get as a gleaning volunteer: Improved food security: Gleaners share up to ⅓ of the gleaned fruit among themselves The satisfaction of: reducing waste contributing to local food security contributing to bear and community awareness Build community What you get as a tree owner: Your tree is cleaned up We will give you up to ⅓ 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 What the community gets: Improved food security Waste prevention Bear protection through the removal of attractant A safer community A more connected community 2025 IMPACT Impact About 2 Details Safety First How to use an orchard ladder safely? Check the VIDEO If you are uncomfortable climbing a ladder, please don’t climb it. You can pick the low fruit, clean up the fallen fruit, or help sort and weigh the harvest. Make sure ladders are stable and secure before climbing up. Be particularly careful on a slope or on soft ground. If in doubt, ask someone to hold the ladder while you are on it. Orchard ladders are not designed for use on hard surfaces like driveways or sidewalks. Use a regular ladder for those areas. Don’t overreach. The fruit is not worth risking a fall. Get down and move the ladder if you need to. Be conscious of other hazards such as pokey branches, holes in the ground, or tree stumps sticking up. Please ensure kids take part safely and respectfully – no running or yelling in consideration of homeowners and their neighbors. Safety First 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. 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). Excess fruit is received by the Northern Lights Estate Winery and local farmers for animal feeding, as the Northern Bear Awareness Society has successfully done for a years. In return, the winery donates money to support the Northern Bear Awareness Society in Prince George and the Northern Lights Wildlife Society in Smithers. Fall Fruit Fest Fall Fruit Fest , is an annual apple harvest and processing event that takes place around Prince George through partnerships between EAT, Northern Bear Awareness Society (NBAS) and UNBC sustainability who make up the active members of the organizing committee. This project brings together people and groups who care about bear safety and food security. Whether you have a tree full of fruit or you’re ready to help pick, there’s a way to get involved. Last year the aim was to collect 50,000 lbs of fruit from local yards to help keep bears moving along as they prep for winter — and to make sure good food doesn’t go to waste. Interested in learning more or joining for 2026: Contact REAPS at: +1 250 561 7327 or by email at: EATGleaningAbundance@gmail.com Partners: EAT: https://www.letseatlocalpg.com/who-we-are REAPS: https://www.reaps.org/ ELC: https://ecolivingcommunity.ca/ NBAS: https://www.northernbearawareness.com/ Use of Apples Book Us Register for Gleaning Register Now Questions: EATGleaningAbundance@gmail.com 🍎 **Priority given to those with mobility challenges** What you get as a tree owner: 🍎 Your tree is cleaned up We will give you up to ⅓ 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 🍎 If you are contacting us to glean your tree, we will do our best to match you with volunteers but we encourage you to also exercise the following options: 🍎 Connect with people who might want your fruit on the Northern Bear Awareness Society Fruit Exchange Facebook Page 🍎 Pick your apples and drop them off at the Northern Lights Estate Winery to feed farm animals. Bins have been set up outside and you can drop off 24/7 at 745 Prince George Pulpmill Rd 🍎 Hire the DART team to pick your apples and take them away DART: 250 563 6311 Register To Volunteer Register Now Questions: EATGleaningAbundance@gmail.com 🍎 To volunteer to pick, transport 🍎 What you get as a gleaning volunteer: Improved food security: Gleaners share up to ⅓ of the gleaned fruit among themselves The satisfaction of: reducing waste contributing to local food security contributing to bear and community awareness Build community 🍎 What the community gets: Improved food security Waste prevention Bear protection through the removal of attractant A safer community A more connected community

Improving regional food security & sovereignty ts'uhoont'i whuzahdel Welcome / We Are Glad That You Have Come As settlers on this land, we wish to acknowledge the 9000+ years of the Lheidli T'enneh Nation's stewardship. Their ancestors have cared for this beautiful land that feeds us all and we wish to continue to welcome their teachings and ancestral knowledge as we work towards food security for all people. ©The Exploration Place | Pius Family Photo Collection A Homegrown Food System, Together. The Everyone At the Table (EAT) collective acts to find closer to home solutions, big and small, to improve our local/regional food landscape. We invite your creative participation to enhance local-regional food security and food justice. We aim to bring together the community to find closer to home solutions, big and small, that could make a difference in our local food landscape. We aim to have a draft for a local food community strategy to bring to city council and present to funding opportunities, and perhaps the journey towards local food independence. Join Here Join Us Donate to Support Us Sam Peppard in her garden, photo credit: her mother April Ottesen 5 Years of Eat in Review View our Presentation Here LOCAL Food Landscape Local Food Producers Local Community Gardens Local Food Groups Local Farmers Markets A Vision TOGETHER Contact Contact To contact us, please message us below. If you prefer to chat, leave us a number and we will call you back. SHARE YOUR VOICE: If you have ideas you would like to share, we would love to hear from you. Contact Us Thanks for submitting! Submit

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PG community gardens Community gardens AimHi Community Gardens Kerry Street Susan Wilson 250-564-6408 ext 252 Growing Community Gardens (Christian Reform Church of PG) 20th & Willow Elmarie Marais 250-563-2639 growingcommunitygarden@gmail.com elmariemppe@gmail.com Our Saviours lutheran church's eco community collective *PENDING* 3590 Dufferin Ave. Sequoia Oak 250-563-3877 ; Church office: (250) 564-4336 sequoiaoak9@gmail.com Fort George Baptist Church 1600 Johnson St, Ashley Rowland Church office: (250) 564-6287 ashley.rowland@hotmail.ca *Note: not operating in 2024, may restart operation in 2025, not confirmed* PG PIRG UNBC (250) 960-7474 pgpirg@unbc.ca Queensway Community Gardens 2121 Queensway Pat Queenswaygarden2013@yahoo.ca Mennonite Central Committee McIntyre community 250-640-3415 communityconnections@mccbc.ca Three Sisters Lane Garden *No longer in service* Connaught Youth Centre*PENDING* 1491 17th Ave Catharine Kendall (250) 561-1467 connaughtyouth@gmail.com Connecting Communities *PENDING* 2121 Queensway Jody Holmes 778-281-0144 info@connect-communities.org Watch this space grow as we cultivate new resources! Below, you'll find a blossoming list of community gardens and schools, connecting you to local green spaces. Le Cercle des canadiens francais 1752 Fir St. Prince George, BC V2L 1E7 250-561-2565 https://www.ccfpg.ca/ Rotary Community Garden *NEW* 3333 University Way UNBC – DDBGS expansion info@ddbotgarden.bc.ca School gardens Edgewood Elementary Sacred Heart Westwood Elementary Quinson Elementary Exploration Place (daycare kids) Vanway Elementary Immaculate Conception Van Bien Elementary Pinewood Elementary

The Good Food Box Our Good Food Box team Would like to express gratitude to all that supported the Good Food Box program over the last couple of years With a special thanks to all who supported our social justice commitment by contributing to the Buy to Give program that made fresh goods available to families going through rough financial patches. & Special thanks to the many volunteers who supported this project With some sadness, we are announcing we will not be continuing our involvement with the program for the foreseeable future message from the good food box team

pg Urban Farmscape Society The Urban Farmscape began with the shared vision of preserving 5 acres of historic farmland near Prince George's downtown. Together with the landowners, passionate community members, and established non-profits, the group has worked to find ways of securing the land for future community use. Constitution Our Values About The Project Location The Everyone At The Table collective supports the PG Urban Farmscape Society's vision. VALUES Hands On Family Friendly Urban Bounty A place for all ages to encounter animals, food, nature &nutrition ... from seedling to table. Urban families can grow their own food, participate in community growing and learn together. Share in the harvest of growing, learning & eating local. A PG Urban Farm increases urban food sovereignty. Value From Heritage Homestead to Community Farm A gathering of passionate partners have rallied together to transform 5 acres of a local historical urban farm into a community farmscape. Recognizing the unique opportunity to establish a long-needed Regional Food Hub in the very near future, these partners are working with the City of Prince George to create. a lush food garden surrounding a commercial kitchen and teaching space, complete with areas for community to grow, develop and encounter nature in the heart of Downtown. About Call Us Like our Facebook Page for the latest updates as we create the PG Urban Farmscape - Volunteer, advocate, share and support! LOCATION 1099 Porter avenue Location

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