For more information
661.745.4536
HOURS
ARVIN
141 'A' STREET
NEW EXTENDED HOURS!
Monday - Friday 6-8pm
Saturday 12-4pm
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FRAZIER PARK
16301 ASKIN DR.
Pine Mountain Club
Tuesdays 12-1pm
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We are a forward-thinking, organization, working on innovative ways to feed families,
not landfills.
At Open Harvest, we specialize in FRESH FOOD displayed like a typical grocery store where our guests have the opportunity to fill 3 bags of groceries of their choice.
LOTH charges $10 per visit because collecting, sorting, properly transporting, and storing fresh food and then redistributing it, is very costly and labor intensive. This small fee of $10 per visit helps pay for the fuel, transportation, and electricity to collect, sort, transport, refrigerate, and store the fresh food.
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For only $10 you can take home 3 grocery bags per visit! Open Harvest is open in Arvin and Frazier Park and income or citizenship verification is not needed.
Laborers of the Harvest/Open Harvest is now conveniently open in
ARVIN, Monday-Friday from 6-8pm and on Saturdays from 12-4pm
and at
PMC (Pine Mountain Club) in Frazier Park on Saturdays from 12-1pm.
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FAQs
Q: How much does Open Harvest cost? A: $10 per person, per visit allows you to choose 3 bags of groceries of YOUR CHOICE.
Q: How much food can I get at Open Harvest? A: You select the food you want and are allowed to fill up to 3 grocery bags of any of the foods offered which generally include meat, fresh produce, dairy, bakery and deli items. Our inventory does depend on the food collected that week but currently LOTH collects more than 60,000 pounds of food per month from leading grocery stores.
Q: How do I qualify? A: No qualification is necessary. You’ll never be asked how much money you earn.
Q: Who typically shops at Open Harvest? A: Generally they are working families that earn too much to qualify for the food bank programs but who are still struggling month to month to make ends meet. With inflation, ONE bag of groceries at a typical grocery store can be $40 or more. At Open Harvest you can get THREE bags of food for only $10 per person, per visit.
Q: What is the $10 per visit for? A: The $10 per person, per visit helps pays the various costs incurred to collect, sort, store, and redistribute fresh food. Many food banks and food collection agencies charge fees to cover what it costs to provide this service to their communities.
Q: Is the food LOTH receives from the grocery stores expired or spoiled? A: No. We collect fresh food that is past its sell-by date but is still absolutely fresh. We carefully inspect all the food collected so that spoiled or expired food is never offered to the public. We donate any spoiled or expired food to local farmers to feed to their livestock.
Q: How do I know the fresh food I select at Open Harvest has been stored and handled properly? A: All of the food collectors at LOTH have received training and have obtained a Food Handlers Permit. LOTH is regularly inspected by the County Health Department and receives excellent comments. In fact, we are working with the County Health Department to develop a Facility Grade like local restaurants so visitors can see our outstanding grade.