We are proud to play our part in Food Waste Reduction in B.C.  

Last year we rescued almost 1.8 million pounds of produce from being thrown away! 

The only seasoning we add to the soup mix is salt – as a preservative and so we can send the soup to any country, any culture, and they can season it the way they like.  

Some cultures don’t eat soup.  Most cultures do have a type of bread.  Many places that receive our soup make it the consistency of spaghetti sauce and scoop it up with their bread to it eat it.  In some places, they roll our soup into balls with sticky rice. 

Missionaries have found a way to give nourishment to street children.  They know the children don’t have a large pot, and they may not have a fire to cook the soup, so the missionaries grind Gleaner’s soup to a powder. Then they can give the children a mug of hot water with a few power-packed tablespoons of soup powder.  They say they are seeing a difference in the children’s skin, hair, and eyes.  Nutrition in a cup! 

Volunteer hours: Monday to Friday 8:30 am to noon.  New volunteers welcome!

Tours available any day we’re open. 10:15am is a perfect time to come for a tour!

Plant closed Friday, June 30th for Canada Day (actual stat on the Saturday)

Plant closed Friday, Sept 29th for Truth & Reconciliation Day (actual stat on the Saturday)

Our RV spots are open for volunteers.  Email or call for reservations.

FV Gleaners will have a booth at Abbotsford AgriFair & Abbotsford Int’l Airshow this August.  Come on by! 

Current Fundraising Projects:

Small Dryer upgrades still ongoing.  Total cost estimate: $200,000. (includes new burner & controls)

New aluminum bucket stools to replace rotting wooden ones: $22,000

Minor roof repair: $5000 

We are thrilled that we can do events again!   For a week in February we celebrated our volunteers, serving Gleaners soup, a bun, and pie each day after working in the plant. We couldn’t run this ministry without our volunteers, and we are very grateful for them!    

Nearly 130 people came for our AGM and barbeque.  Reports were read and we gave thanks to God for another year of vibrant ministry here and sending humanitarian aid around the world.  We thoroughly enjoyed hearing Dell Marie Wergeland from Compassionate Resource Warehouse share about the impact our soup is making and how it brings hope and increases the spread of the gospel.    It takes a great deal of preparation behind the scenes for these events, and we are so thankful for all those who help to make them a great success.  What an example of service you are! 

FVG Celebration Banquet is back!  Celebration Fundraiser Dinners Friday & Saturday 6:30pm September 29th and 30th

$35 per ticket or $275 for a table of 8  

Invite your friends to come learn about our ministry!  

Tickets available August 1st. Prepaid tickets only.  No tickets will be sold at the door. M/C and Visa accepted.

Call the office for information & tickets. 604-870-9272 

Special Music by Brian Doerksen