Set up a gleaning agreement between Delta farms and town pantries

After every Delta harvest, real food is left in the field — sweet potatoes the digger missed, greens past the buyer's spec — while pantries twenty minutes away run empty. A gleaning setup is the paperwork and logistics that make it legal and easy: farmer agreements, volunteer waivers, harvest-day plans, delivery routes. Build the system once and every season after runs on it. Standard: USDA gleaning toolkit; Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Act; SDG 2.1 and 12.3. Proof: Signed-agreement evidence plus pilot-day photos Method (USDA gleaning toolkit; Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Act; SDG 2.1 and 12.3.): 1. Meet willing farmers and confirm crops, timing, and field-access rules for each. 2. Draft the one-page gleaning agreement and volunteer waiver from the USDA toolkit templates. 3. Match each farm to a receiving pantry and set the harvest-window calendar. 4. Run one pilot gleaning day to test the plan end to end. 5. Photograph signed agreements (names covered), the pilot harvest, and the delivery with GPS and date. Done when: Signed-agreement evidence plus pilot-day photos

Where

Participating farms and pantries around Greenville, MS 38703

Pay

$360 proposed

This packet is not funded yet, so this figure is a proposed price and not money waiting in escrow. If a buyer funds it, approved proof settles that price onchain. If nobody funds it, approved proof earns provable credit toward the work instead of cash. You see which before you claim, never after.

Proof

Signed-agreement evidence plus pilot-day photos

This is exactly what gets it approved. Nothing settles without it.

Level

intermediate

Open until

2026-09-03

How this work is done

A documented method, so this packet comes out the same whoever does it. Typically 60–120 minutes. Method of record: Michelin Green Star-style 7-criterion sustainability scorecard

Bring

• tablet/clipboard
• camera
• scale (waste weighing scope)
• 7-criterion rubric

Steps

1. 1. Confirm the site + address; arrange a staff escort for back-of-house.
2. 2. Photograph evidence for each criterion: sourcing, waste stream, energy, water, procurement records, seasonality, team practices.
3. 3. Score each of the 7 criteria against the rubric with an evidence note.
4. 4. For a waste audit, weigh or estimate food waste for one service and identify recovery/donation options.
5. 5. Rank the highest-impact improvement recommendations.
6. 6. Enter scores, evidence notes, waste data, recommendations, photos into the proof record; sign.

If it does not match the plan

• Food-safety or hygiene hazard observed -> note and defer to staff; documentation only.
• Significant edible waste -> recommend the EPA Food Recovery Hierarchy (donation before disposal).

What counts as done

• Score recorded for each of the 7 criteria with an evidence note
• Food-waste weight/volume recorded (waste-audit scope)
• Recovery/donation options identified (waste scope)
• Ranked improvement recommendations + photos + address confirm

Proof is measured against these, not judged by taste.