Help the Taste of Bloomington minimize the amount of food waste entering the landfill by being part of GardenQuest’s food waste diversion team! Your role will be to teach festival participants how to separate their food waste from what can be recycled and what must be thrown away.
If you volunteer during the last shift of Saturday evening, you may also have the opportunity to help pack up leftover meals from vendors for redistribution to Monroe County residents experiencing food insecurity.
This is a family-friendly and teen-friendly opportunity! Any child younger than 12-years old must be accompanied by an adult.
Please watch this 7-minute instructional video to learn all about your role as a food waste diversion volunteer. Don't worry! It is easy :)
If you have questions after viewing the video, you can jump on a Zoom meeting with us Thursday, July 31st, 8:00-8:15PM PM via Zoom.
Where to Park? Any public garages or public street parking.
Where to Sign-In? The 100 block of Kirkwood, between Walnut and Washington. We will be right across from the Buskirk Chumley and next to the BadKnee Merch table. Please make sure that you arrive 15-minutes before your shift, so that we can provide you with day-of instructions and direct you to your waste station.
Inclement Weather? Make sure that you are checking your email.
What to Bring? A water bottle, suncreen, a hat/sunglasses.
If you have any questions, please email (GardenQuest.org@gmail.com) or text Ellee Spier (812-955-0249).
How do you sign-up to be a food waste reduction volunteer?
1. Follow the instructions at the bottom of this page to sign-up through the Bloomington Volunteer Network.
2. Use GardenQuest’s Signup Genius page.
3. Email or text Ellee Spier, GardenQuest Director at 812-955-0249 or GardenQuest.org@gmail.com
