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HOPE'S HARVEST
Hope’s Harvest mobilizes volunteers to harvest surplus fruits and vegetables from farms, contracts with local growers, and pays for surplus produce — all for distribution to hunger relief agencies throughout RI. Hope’s Harvest supports:
- Economic opportunities for local farm businesses to meet the needs of the emergency food system
- Healthy food access and food security for all Rhode Islanders
- Improved community resilience by increasing the amount of locally grown produce consumed in RI
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700 Volunteers
Recruited to rescue food at local farms
842,906 lbs
Fresh, local produce saved from waste
35,000 people/month
Served rescued food at RI relief agencies
*Metrics represent years 2018-2023.
PROGRAM IN ACTION
Meet Hope's Harvest
As an efficient and effective solution to the twin challenges of food waste and hungry people, farm-based food recovery (also known as “gleaning”) strengthens our local food system and makes our communities less dependent on commodity food shipped from thousands of miles away instead of what’s in our own backyard.