Hidden Harvest

­­­­­­­­­­­Hidden Harvest is a produce ­recovery pro­gram­ that e­m­ploys l­o­w income farm workers to “rescue” produce that is left behind in the fields and orchards aft­er harvest.

Millions of pounds of produce a­re left for a variety of reasons —­ cosmetic blemishes, overproduction, dwindling market price. We also recover many hundreds of thousands of pounds of produce each year from area packing houses. This fresh and nutritious produce­ is delivered free of charge to over 60 local agencies that serve the poor and hungry.

Through our over 60 client agencies and our own HH efforts such as our twice monthly "Senior Markets" and monthly "Healthy Fairs", HH is providing fresh, local produce for more than 44,000 low income residents of eastern Riverside County each month.

Hidden Harvest programs are committed to helping low-income people feed themselves by providing employment opportunities, garden space, water, seeds and more. Additional services include nutrition instruction in local schools and health fairs.

Our latest program is our nutrition education curriculum that is being taught for K,2, and 4th grades at Agua Caliente School in Cathedral City. This is a pilot project that also incorporates their school garden, built for them by HH in coordination with our Slow Food Desert Cities organization.