PickMarin.org

PickMarin is a non-profit organization dedicated to ending hunger and poor nutrition in Marin County. Through partnerships with schools and  individual gardeners, PickMarin harvests local fruit and vegetables and delivers the fresh produce to county-wide food banks. Our goal is simple: increase the amount of fresh produce for the hungry, while promoting the importance of nutrition and locally-grown food
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 PickMarin in the news:  Marin IJ

Hall Middle School
Drive collects 400lbs!

Hall Middle School students did a great job running their first PickMarin drive bringing in oranges, lemons, limes and grapefruit from backyard trees. Some of the best Meyer lemons, juicing oranges and perfect navel oranges were brought to the Marin Food Bank on April 1st for distribution within our community. Whether it was 5 lemons or 150 oranges, these kids stepped up and they made a difference!   Congratulations Hall Middle School Students!     
PickMarin is looking for more schools to get involved.  Email us at [email protected] or call (415) 889-8814.  

Become our Partner

PickMarin is looking for local garden partners who would like to share their backyard abundance. Do you have a fruit tree or vegetable garden in Marin that produces more than you need? Would you like to help fight hunger and poor nutrition in Marin? Join today and PickMarin will organize your produce harvest, pickup, and delivery from your backyard garden to programs serving the hungry.

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Donate directly to the Food Bank

The Marin food bank and many other charities are happy to accept fruit donations directly from homeowners with a surplus.  Call ahead to confirm a time, pick into boxes or brown grocery bags then drop your donation off.  It's easy, great experience for kids and it makes a difference in our community.  Give it a try!
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Kent Fruit Drive a HUGE Success

The students of Kent Middle School have completed the first PickMarin event harvesting oranges, lemons, and grapefruit from neighborhood backyards.  Over three days they collected an amazing 667 lbs and delivered  the produce to the Marin Food Bank. If you would like to organize a PickMarin drive at your school or community contact us at: [email protected] 

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Join our Blog

Welcome! We have set up PickMarin to connect two simple facts in our community: hunger and abundance. There are thousands of residents, including children, in Marin County who go hungry every day.  At the same time however, there are literally tons of fruit in our backyards that never gets picked .  I hope our community can come together and  build the "green solution to hunger".  Let's start by picking fruit in our backyards and then see where we can go from there.   This is a group effort that will make a difference.  Let us know about your tree , write comments and suggestions on our blog, or subscribe to our news letter for updates and harvest schedules.
Thank you for joining PickMarin.org
John Cobb  
     

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