Set up a standing gleaning route through willing Fallbrook groves

Fallbrook's avocado and citrus country drops tons of edible fruit every season — trees too tall to pick economically, cosmetic culls, abandoned rows — while North County food banks buy produce. A standing gleaning route with willing grove owners, pick rules, and a delivery chain turns that waste into a weekly food source. Standard: USDA gleaning toolkit and CalRecycle edible food recovery — SDG 12. Proof: First-run harvest and delivery photos Method (USDA gleaning toolkit and CalRecycle edible food recovery — SDG 12.): 1. Confirm participating grove owners in writing with pick days, boundaries, and ground rules. 2. Set up the picking kit — bags, poles for low fruit, tarps — and a food-safe transfer point. 3. Run the first gleaning day within the agreed rows, ground-reach and pole-reach only. 4. Weigh and photograph the harvest and its delivery with GPS and date. Done when: First-run harvest and delivery photos

Where

Willing groves along Gird Rd and Reche Rd, Fallbrook, CA 92028

Pay

$340 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 harvest and delivery 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.