Uproot Colorado – Gleaning & Food-Systems Coordinator- Larimer County

UpRoot’s Gleaning & Food-Systems Coordinators are responsible for organizing and running our Gleaning Programs in a specific region: conducting outreach; connecting with farm partners and potential farm partners; connecting with fruit tree stewards (i.e., people with fruit trees on land surrounding their homes and/or businesses); recruiting and managing volunteers; coordinating and leading gleaning events to harvest surplus food from local farms, orchards, and fruit trees; collaborating with food access organizations/programs to distribute gleaned food; writing, editing and sharing communications; and educating the community about our food system.