Hello Food Forward Volunteers!
We are proud to announce this month’s Fresh Juice announcing April’s picks and events. Below are the calendared events:
Please RSVP via to marie@foodforward.org with the following information to reserve your spot(s):
1) Date of pick requested
2) Total number of spots requested and name(s) of pickers (please include ages of children if they are under 18)
3) E-mail address
4) Cell phone # you can be reached at on the day of the pick
Please note: the exact address of the pick will be given out only to confirmed pickers 48-72 hours prior to the pick.
NEW POLICY IN EFFECT: Volunteer participation is crucial to the success of our organization. Typically, there are long standby lists for each pick. When volunteers do not show up, not only does it prevent somebody who wants to volunteer from doing so, it ultimately diminishes the amount of fruit that is harvested for the hungry. If for any reason you are not able to attend the pick that you signed up for, please contact the pick leader or Marie at marie@foodforward.org or Carl at carl@foodforward.org. If you fail to notify us two times, we will be forced to suspend you from the volunteer pool.
3-27 and 3-28 Saturday and Sunday – No Reservation Needed
Event: Tomatomania
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 5:00 PM
Where: Tapia Brothers Farm on Hayvenhurst and Burbank, Encino, CA
Details: Come visit Food Forward’s table at Tomatomania, kindly hosted by the Tapia Bros Farm, and take advantage of your first (and most likely ONLY) chance to buy Food Forward’s CAN IT First Vintage Canned Meyer Lemons! Come soon as these lemons are absolutely SCRUMPTIOUS and will sell out FAST!
4-1-10 Thursday
Event: Citrus Pick
Start Time: 10:00 AM
End Time: 12:00 PM
Where: Mission Hills/San Fernando Valley
Spots Available: 2-3
Details: Join FF on our first April Fool’s Day pick!
4-2-10 Friday – No Reservation Needed
Event: Food Forward Casual Foodie Meet Up
Start Time: 6:00 PM
End Time: ?
Where: The Brig Parking Lot on Abbot Kinney in Venice, CA
Details: In an answer to Food Forward folks wanting to “get social,” we’re having an informal meet up on April 2nd at the First Friday Gourmet Food Truck gathering in Venice – meeting for eats and drinks starting at 6pm. Look for the FF folk in t-shirts and NO fruit picking allowed!
4-4-10 Sunday
Event: Easter Sunday Tangerine & Tangelo Harvest
Start Time: 10:30 AM
End Time: 12:30 PM
Where: Chatsworth
Spots Available: 8-10
Details: Come join Food Forward on our first Easter Sunday fruit harvest and take a break from the egg hunt to help hunt and harvest tangerines & tangelos for the hungry!
4-7-10 Wednesday
Event: Sunset Pick
Start Time: 5:30 PM
End Time: 7:00 PM
Spots Available: 4
Where: San Fernando Valley, TBD
Details: Come join Food Forward on a sunset pick – a great way to relax after a long day of work!
4-10-10 Saturday
Event: The Juicy Fruit Express
Start Time: 7:45 AM
End Time: 6:00 PM
Where: Bakersfield, CA
Spots Available: 3
Details: Come join Food Forward on our first field trip to Bakersfield, CA! The Juicy Fruit Express is a vegetable oil run bus that will take 40 of us to an amazing citrus orchard in Bakersfield for a huge orange pick and BBQ on Saturday, March 6th. Tickets are only $20.00 per person – this includes your seat on the bus and all food, drinks and refreshments for the day.
4-14-10 Wednesday
Event: Sunset Pick
Start Time: 5:30 PM
End Time: 7:00 PM
Spots Available: 4
Where: Sherman Oaks
Details: Come join Food Forward on a sunset pick – a great way to relax after a long day of work!
4-14-10 Wednesday
Event: Lemon Pick
Start Time: 10:30am AM
End Time: 11:00 AM
Spots Available: 1
Where: Pico/Robertson area
Details: Come join a daytime lemon harvest – one beautiful tree!
4-17-10 Saturday
Event: Citrus Harvest
Start Time: 10:30 AM
End Time: 12:30 PM
Spots Available: 6-8
Where: Granada Hills
Details: Come harvest navel oranges, valencia oranges, lemons and grapefruits!
4-17-10 Saturday - No Reservation Needed
Event: Earth Day South Los Angeles
Start Time: 11:00 AM
End Time: 6:00 PM
Where: Normandie Avenue Elementary School
4505 South Raymond Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90037
Details: Come visit Food Forward’s table at Community Services Unlimited’s Earth Day celebration! Interested in volunteering at the table with the Food Forward team? Contact marie@foodforward.org for more details.
4-18-10 Sunday
Event: Citrus Pick
Start Time: 10:30 AM
End Time: 12:30 PM
Spots Available: 6
Where: Valley Glen/San Fernando Valley
Details: Come harvest a beautiful (and tall) Grapefruit tree!
4-18-10 Sunday – No Reservation Needed
Event: Earth Day Festival
Star Time: 9:30 AM
End Time: 1:00 PM
Where: Pasadena
Details: Come visit Food Forward’s table at the All Saints Church in Pasadena for their 10th annual Earth Day Festival. Interested in volunteering at the table with the Food Forward crew? Contact marie@foodforward.org for more details.
4-22-10 Thursday
Event: Earth Day 2010 Pick at CSUN
Start Time: 4:00 PM
End Time: 7:00 PM
Spots Available: 20
Where: Nordhoff St. and Zelzah Ave., Northridge, CA
Details: Come join Food Forward on our first Earth Day pick at CSUN!
4-22-10 Thursday – No Reservation Needed
Event: Earth Day 2010: A Promise for the Planet
Start Time: 12:00 PM
End Time: 5:00 PM
Where: SPACELAND
1717 Silverlake Blvd.
Silverlake, CA
Details: Come visit Food Forward’s table at Sustainable Silverlake’s Earth Day event. For more information, visit www.sustainablesilverlake.org. Interested in volunteering at the table with the Food Forward crew? Contact marie@foodforward.org for more details.
4-24-10 Saturday
Event: Citrus Pick
Start Time: 10:30 AM
End Time: 12:30 PM
Spots Available: 6
Where: Tujunga
Details: Come join Food Forward on our second annual pick at the Fish Lady’s home, home of 2 great citrus trees and one truly magnificent Koi pond!
4-25-10 Sunday
Event: Citrus Pick
Start Time: 10:30 AM
End Time: 12:30 PM
Spots Available: 6
Where: Pasadena
Details: Come join us as we return to a property in Pasadena to harvest oranges and then move to a 2nd property a block away to harvest grapefruits!
Great News!!! Food Forward is now officially a non-profit 501(c)(3). Your monetary or equipment donations are greatly appreciated!
We look forward to seeing you at a pick very soon!
Sincerely,
The Food Forward Team
818-554-8696 (Carl’s cell)
twitter: @foodforwardla
Facebook group: Food Forward
P.O. Box 48818
Los Angeles, CA 90048
