Glean for DCCK!

DCCK is using more fresh, local produce than ever before to ensure that our clients get nutritious food, and we need your help picking fruits and vegetables!

Through a partnership with the Mid-Atlantic Gleaning Network volunteer groups can glean – or pick surplus crops – for us at farms in the DC Metropolitan Area. DCCK gets to keep the produce – which can include corn, broccoli, greens, zucchini, squash and more – to use in the 4,500 meals that we make each day.

Help us promote the benefits of eating healthy and eating local! And while you’re at it, learn first-hand about how fresh produce is grown and harvested.

Program Details

Volunteer groups should have at least four people and must have their own transportation to get to designated gleaning sites in nearby Maryland or Virginia.

A DCCK employee and a gleaning network representative will meet volunteers at the farm. We will give a quick orientation about the Kitchen and how fresh produce fits into its mission. Then, we’ll get to work!

Volunteers should expect to spend one to two hours picking crops and helping to load them into DCCK trucks.

Children, supervised by a parent or guardian, are encouraged to participate.

Please wear comfortable shoes and clothes that you don’t mind getting dirty.

How to Sign Up

Please contact Jamie Schuman (jschuman@dccentralkitchen.org 202-234-0707, Ext. 145) to schedule a trip and to learn about specific location options. We look forward to working in the fields with you!