Set up a standing gleaning route with host farms in the Gilroy farm belt

Gilroy sits inside one of California's productive vegetable belts while its own farmworker families line up at pantries — and after every harvest, sellable-but-unpicked produce gets disked under for lack of an organized gleaning arrangement. Setting up the standing route — farm agreements, harvest-call list, bins, and pantry receiving — turns that waste stream into a weekly food source. Standard: USDA gleaning and Good Samaritan donation practice; SDG 2 (Zero Hunger). Proof: First-run photos plus the standing route document Method (USDA gleaning and Good Samaritan donation practice; SDG 2 (Zero Hunger).): 1. Confirm participating host farms and their harvest-call windows. 2. Set the picker call list, waiver sheet, and field rules card with each farm. 3. Stage clean bins, gloves, and scales for the route. 4. Run the first gleaning day end-to-end: pick, weigh, and deliver to the receiving pantry. 5. Photograph the field pick, the weigh-in, and the pantry delivery, and file the route document. Done when: First-run photos plus the standing route document

Where

Host-invited farms off Bolsa Road, Gilroy, CA 95020

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

First-run photos plus the standing route document

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.