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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Connect With Us. Welcome to the Food Up North Page (hosted by Everyone At the Table PG) Food Up North is a northern food campaign created by northern growers to promote and celebrate food systems of the north - from all those contributing to food on our plates to the lands and ecosystems that sustain us, and us eaters enjoying the bounty! Together, we want to highlight northern food action by: - sharing food stories - connecting around the foods we eat - showcasing seed savers, food producers, wild harvesters, food processors, knowledge keepers and educators, food distributors, food access programs, and more. Stay connected as we start sharing content! Follow our socials for ongoing posts and updates Find all of our links on our Linktree! Mail Contact us at: foodupnorthbc@gmail.com We want to highlight action Contact us at: foodupnorthbc@gmail.com We are mapping out and highlighting food action in the North. The good news is that there is a lot going on up here! If you know of any food action that should be highlighted and added to our link lists - please let us know! About Call Us Like our Facebook Page for the latest updates throughout our project!

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community food resources Local Food resources Salvation Army / Food Bank 250-564-4000 / 3500 18th Ave Food Bank coordinator Terra.laflamme@salvationarmy.ca Saint Vincent De Paul Meals, Hampers & Food Bus 250-564-7871 / 1220 - 2nd Ave svdp@shaw.ca Meals on Wheels - Hart area 250-962-6712 6986 Hart Highway hartpioneer@shaw.ca PG Native Friendship Centre multiple programs (250) 564-3568 / 1600 - 3rd Ave info@pgnfc.com AWAC: Association Advocating for Woman & Community multiple programs (250) 562-6262 Salvation Army PGNFC Saint Vincent De Paul AWAC Hart Meals on Wheels Kikino: Metis Children and Family Services Society multiple programs & warm meal list ASAP: Active Support Against Poverty / Shelter & food (250) 563-6112 / 1188 6 Ave Carrier Sekani Soup Bus 250-563-1281 / 835-3rd Avenue patrick@csfs.org Elizabeth Fry Society multiple programs (250) 563-1113 / 1575 – 5th Avenue shelter@pgefry.bc.ca Youth For Christ loonie lunch 250-562-7110 \ info@princegeorgeyfc.ca Prince George Council of Seniors Meals on Wheels 721 Victoria Street \ 250 564 5888 Ext 14 nicole.pgcos@gmail.com free family food Fb group Elizabeth Fry Society Carrie Sekani Soup Bus Warm Meal List Loonie Lunch Meals on Wheels Free Family Food

Did you know? T he Gleaning Abundance Program (GAP) aligns with many of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations from Zero Hunger (2) to Life on Land (15) by: - E nhancing local food security and handling unwanted or challenging-to-manage fruits and vegetables. - Harvesting fruits when needed from our community to prevent human-wild interactions . See more at: https://sdgs.un.org/goals

Farmers' Markets Local Markets Downtown year Round farmers market 1310 3rd Ave, PG Saturdays 8:30am - 2:00pm East Line Market | Willow River Across from the Willow River General Store - 488 Railway Ave, Willow River Sundays 10:00am - 3:00pm Pineview Community market Pineview Community Hall - 6470 Bendixon Rd, PG Sundays 9:00am - 3:00pm Wilson square community farmers' market PG Courthouse front courtyard 250 George St, PG Saturdays 8:30am - 2:00pm Downtown Market Pineview Market Eastline Market WS Market

The Everyone At the Table Canning Circle is made possible by the support of: First and foremost, the many volunteers who gather weekly to cook food for others, the South Fort George Family Resource Centre (commercial kitchen), The Salvation Army Food Recovery Program, BC United Way, the Recycling and Environmental Action Planning Society (composting), gifts of jars by Selen Alpay of Canadian Tire, and the farmers who give use fresh goodies. started in 2021 with a grant from EAT CANNING CIRCLE We meet EVERY MON DAY 5:30pm - until done Come for an hour or come for the entire ses sion. South Fort George Family Resource Centre 1200 La Salle Ave, Prince George, BC V2L 4J8 Doors have to be locked in the evening. If you arrive later than 5:30, find the open windows on the left-hand side of the building and call for our attention. ABOUT THE PROGRAM The EAT Canning Circle is a food recovery and education program for the novice to learn with Master Canners and for the experienced to pass on their skills and trade tricks. Food processed and canned is recovere d, imperfect fresh foods from The PG Salvation Army Food Recovery Program. Any Food waste from The Canning Circle is composted. EVERYONE IS WELCOME We Look Forward to hearing from you: EATCanningCircle@gmail.com or contact us via Messenger through our FaceBook page EATCanningCircle PG Citizen Article Local Matters Radio Episode CANNING CIRCLE JAMES AVAILABLE FOR ALL FOR FREE AT THE SALVATION ARMY FOOD BANK $2 deposit for the first jar, bring an empty jam jar for a free jam thereafter PHOTO GALLERY All photos credits goes to: Kym Gouchie, EAT collective member Strawberry Jam Mixing the strawberry jam together Blanched carrots Cut, blanched, and frozen to be used for future Canning Circles. All photos credits goes to: Kym Gouchie, EAT collective member 1/22

Local food providers If you are or know of a grower or business to contribute to our local food provider list, please message us. If you care to donate and support our efforts to highlight local food please visit our donation page. No Donation is too small :) Donate Here LOCAL PRODUCE FOOD PROCESSORS BEEKEEPERS MEAT PRODUCERS MEAT PROCESSORS EGGS Top Producer Local food producers Andalberry Farm Baking & Berries Cynthia Andal 250-613-0025 Prince George Aronia Fields Farm Aronia Berries Prince George contact for details aspen hill farm raise and deliver microgreens, free range eggs, and lamb in the Prince George, BC area @aspenhillfarm Bydand Creek Farm A micro-farm based in beautiful Salmon Valley, BC @bydandcreekfarm birchgrove farm Berries, vegetables Bev Christensen 250-562-1988 Prince George cariboo growers Vegetables & Beef Philip Myatovic @cariboogrowersfarm D & M Djordevich Vineyards Grapes, plums Jovanka Djordevich 250-564-3859 Felicity Farm Beef, pork, chicken, vegetables, flowers 250-944-0275 Vanderhoof https://felicityfarm.ca/ Foraging moose farm Fresh Vegetables Prince George @foragingmoosefarm gateway farm Vegetable farm Dean Dingwall 205-640-1420 Prince George Germaine's Farm-Fresh Eggs Farm Fresh Eggs (250)-441-3276 bluyben@telusplanet.net hope farm organics Vegetables, berries, foraging Andrew & Janie Prince George https://hopefarmorganics.com/ little leaf farm Microgreens & Lettuce 250-640-5356 Prince George @littleleaffarm ness lake farm Vegetables, Bread, Jams Joan & Marie Pinder 250-967-4201 Prince George P&R Organics Vegetables, eggs Salmon Valley https://pnrorganics.ca/ PG urban Shoomery fresh gourmet mushrooms as & grow at home kits. @pgurbanshroomery Quirky Quail Gardens Vegetables, teas, birchwood products 250-614-9826 Prince George @quirkyquailgardens raijas Vegetables, eggs, hens Prince George 250-960-8590 rainbow berry u-pick farm Raspberry, Saskatoon's ,rhubarb, currents & Vegetables 18070 Chief Lake rd PG salmon valley poultry & berries Free-range chicken, turkey, eggs, & pork; u-pick berries 250-552-9400; 250-617-7744; starbaby creek farm Vegetables, Mixed Fruit, eggs, on-farm events Karin Dayton Foreman rd @starbabycreekfarm sunset pines Flowers, hanging baskets, seeds, vegetables Donna & Mike Prince George https://www.sunsetpines.ca/ tutte farm 778-349-3469 (Farmer Merle) or 778-349-2078 (Farmer Jen) Upper Mud River Rd. PG https://tuttefarm.com/ 3 seeds farm Fresh vegetables & Strawberries Jane & Roanne threeseedsfarmpg@gmail.com @threeseedsfarmpg pg bee keepers Bee keepers barnes creek ranch Beef, Honey, Pollen Walter & Susan Steidle 250-960-0360 bonnie's bees Honey Bonnie Hooge Bonnie@dezaikoalpine.com food processors Food Processors ambrosia sweets Cakes & Cupcakes @ambrosiasweets black fox flour We produce phenomenally fresh flour from BC grown organic grains, illuminating its incredible flavours, aromas and nutrition https://www.blackfoxflour.com/ bread & buttercream bakery bakery serving fresh sourdough and traditional yeast breads, and baked goods @breadandbuttercreambakery it's all about coffee & food Healthy Organic Food Delivery KETO, LOW CARB, GAPS, PALEO, SUGAR FREE, GLUTEN FREE. Organic meat stock and bone broth @itsallaboutcoffeeandfood north roast coffee Certified Organic coffee, locally roasted. Sold by local business retail partners @northroastcoffee summerfield farms Beef, eggs, pies https://www.summerfieldfarms.ca/ terry's fresh bannock Local Bannock 250-962-9747 too hot peppers salsa Salsa 250-967-4565 wild bread bakehouse Naturally leavened artisan sourdough bread, made with organic Canadian grain and B.C. Sea Salt. Available at Birch & Boar Charcuterie & Provisions @wildbreadbakehouse woods bakery cakes, cookies, dipped strawberries, cupcakes karawickum@gmail.com meat producers a/d ranch Beef Alvin & Dale Scarff Mudriver 250-560-5457 Mea Producers Albert-Regina Ranch Beef Shirly & Klaus Gerbert Salmon Valley 250-971-2461 arnett ranch Beef Richard Arnett Salmon Valley 250-971-2283 bar k ranch Beef John McEvoy Chief Lake 250-961-4342 barnes creek ranch Beef, Honey, Pollen Walter & Susan Steidle Prince George 250-960-0360 black forest farm Beef Larissa Facette Prince George blackforestfarmbc@gmail.com @blackforestfarm cariboo growers farm Beef & Fresh produce Philip Myatovic Prince George 250-962-6574 @cariboogrowersfarm Chillo Creek Ranch Beef, pork, poultry Tim and Jenn Saunders Prince George 250 981 0331 / info@chillocreekranch.ca http://chillocreekranch.ca/ cn ranch Beef Cal & Nicki Hinton Prince George 250-560-5594 country locker Beef 250-567-4774 Vanderhoof @thecountrylocker diamond ranch Beef The Isabelles Prince George 250-441-3521 Felicity farm Beef, pork, chicken Felicity Vanderhoof 250-944-0275; felicity@felicityfarm.ca https://felicityfarm.ca/ Garrendenny Farms Beef, free range chicken, turkeys, eggs, hay, lard Maureen Schulting Hwy97S 250-613-5646; blackmorag7@yahoo.ca @garrendennyfarm Hill Creek Farms Beef, pork & lamb Tammy Buyzat 250-617-9206 hunny-do ranch Beef and Lamb, Pastured Turkey and Chicken http://www.hunnydoranch.com/ Harold & Gaylene Mueller Lamb & Duck 250-560-5505 Prince George Jim McConaghy Farm fresh eggs & cows’ milk for pets 250-301-4884 Prince George just in time farm Linda Beaudette Prince George KMS Land and Cattle Co Cattle, pigs, turkeys & chickens 250-961-0547 Hixon https://www.kmslandncattleco.com/ lawrance meats Meat processing, beef, pork, chicken, jerky, sausage 250-782-4045 Dawson Creek / Fort St. John october farm Bison, Chicken, Lamb, Turkey Delbert & Eileen Myers Prince George 250-640-4465 @octoberfarm Rafter L Shorthorns Beef Bob & Nancy Loreth Prince George 250-560-5487 rivers edge ranch Beef Bob Porteus Prince George 250-330-4446 @riversedgeranch Salmon Valley Poultry & Berries Free-range chicken, turkey, eggs, & pork u-pick berries 250-552-9400; 250-617-7744; 778-349- 5605 silver maple farms Eggs, lamb, pork 250-564-2355 summerfield farms Beef, eggs, pies 250-962-2727 https://www.summerfieldfarms.ca/order.php tenish farm Pork, Lamb, eggs 250-981-6164; tenishfarm@gmail.com Prince George @tenishfarm meat processors meat processors 108 sausage company Ground pork, select cuts, sausages and bacon Ron and Joanne Dyck 250-791-5336 / 108sausageco@gmail.com 108 Mile Ranch Birch & Boar Charcuterie and Provisions In house cured meats, fresh steaks, and pork, all sourced from local farms 250-960-2292 / birchandboarbutchery@gmail.com https://www.birchandboar.com/ country locker Custom meat cutting, local meat retailer, meat accompaniments 250-567-4774 Vanderhoof @countrylocker homesteader meats Locally sourced meats, meat-adjacent products, commercial meat orders 250-563-1002; help@homestadermeats.ca Prince George https://www.homesteadermeats.ca/ kawano farms Meat Processing Larry & Wendy Noulette 250-963-7127 Prince George https://www.kawanofarms.ca/ lawrence meats Meat processing, beef, pork, chicken, jerky, sausage 250-782-4045 Dawson Creek / Fort St. John @lawrencemeats newsat farms Poultry slaughterhouse, meat processing, chicken, turkey poults (chicks), poultry equipment Dennis and Vicki Richardson / 250-567-0112 newsat@vip.net / Vanderhoof https://www.newsatfarms.ca/ rogers meats Slaughterhouse and meat processing 250-234-2340 Big Lake Ranch @rogerscustommeats fresh eggs eggs harvest hull farms Eggs Autumn Ford HarvestHullFarms@outlook.com 250-612-9206 or 250-568-2209 Willow River nest egg ostrich ranch Eggs, Ostrich, Too Hot Peppers Salsa Sean & Maria Pennock 250-967-4565 p&R Organics Vegetables, eggs Robert Bucher Salmon Valley https://pnrorganics.ca/ raijas Vegetables, eggs, laying hens 250-960-8590 Salmon Valley Poultry & Berries Free-range chicken, turkey, eggs, & pork; u-pick berries 250-552-9400; 250-617-7744; 778-349- 5605 silver maple farms Eggs, lamb, pork 250-564-2355 summerfield farms Beef, eggs, pies 250-962-2727 tenish farms Pork, Lamb, eggs 250-981-6164; tenishfarm@gmail.com Prince George @tenishfarms