Terms of Participation


  • Please arrive on time so your Gleaning Captain can meet you and provide instructions about the glean.

  • All Gleaning volunteers must read and sign the Liability Waiver before participating in a glean.

  • Keep in mind that we are guests on private property and must stay in the permitted areas and pick only the crops that are being donated.

  • Follow your Gleaning Captain's instructions on harvesting and handling tools and produce.

  • Kindly return any tools that you borrow.

    • Gleaning Policies

    Children 11 years old or younger require special permission from the Gleaning Manager to attend gleans. Some crops are not suitable for young children to harvest. Please email astrid@igimv.org if you'd like to bring children 11 or younger. Look out for kid friendly gleans announced in our Gleaning emails! During those special gleans, kids of all ages are welcome and you do not need to email in advance. All parents/guardians must register on this website. Children under 12 do not need to register as volunteers.

    Kids 12+ can attend any glean with adult supervision. A parent or guardian should help them register as volunteers on this website.

    Anyone 16+ can attend gleans on their own and should register as volunteers on this website.

    Dogs are never allowed at gleans.

    Weather Cancellations: Check your email the night before gleans in case of weather cancellations or other last-minute changes.