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Abundance Co-ordinator details

Click the link at the bottom below for the information sheet pdf.

Tasks summary:

This is a self employed contract role with weekly hours, you would be working alongside a couple of our Edible York Trustees, and our pool of volunteers. It is not a 'job' as such.

Key tasks include :

  • Arranging appointments with householders who offer fruit,
  • leading volunteers to pick apples around York,
  • as well as distributing them to our recipients who are community orgs and foodbanks.
  • Managing social media posts and our WhatsApp volunteers group

NB. A level of fitness and ability to lift crates of apples, as well as access to a means of transport to do deliveries is required.

This is a paid contract for 4 months to cover our peak harvesting season.

Please do share this opportunity to people you feel would be suitable.

To apply: please email info@edibleyork.org.uk by noon on the 17th July, saying why you think you want to apply and how you meet the requirements. We are working to a tight timescale, and job applications may close before the deadline depending on suitability and volume of early applicants.

Download information sheet pdf: Abundance worker 2026 - updated

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Edible Map

At Edible York, we’re working with the community to provide every local and organic food growing opportunity available. This also includes highlighting and pointing out areas where wild produce is already ripe for picking and areas which are ideal for foraging for delicious natural treats.

There is a world of goodness outside your home and with a simple look at our Edible Map; you’ll soon see the vast array of naturally growing wild produce just waiting to be enjoyed. In addition to mapping out all the public food growing space that are known of across the York area, Abundance, York’s urban harvesting group is also hoping to collect details of private fruit and vegetable sources. The map itself shows only publicly available areas.

Across York, the Edible Map highlights a vast array of wild fruit trees, ready for their fruit to be harvested and enjoyed, without a polythene bag in sight. From sweet chestnuts to wild apples and damsons to blackberries, the fruit available across York may surprise some people, who weren’t previously aware of the extent of wild, natural produce available. The Edible Map is collated by members of the Edible York team but also accepts submissions from readers who have spotted something interesting.

As well as fruit trees and bushes, plucky foragers have spotted many naturally occurring herbs and spices amongst the hedgerows of the area. The map shows sites growing of garlic mustard, horseradish and even edible roses. With the vast array of natural produce growing, our work at Edible York can only serve to help the community build up from this great starting point and further develop the sustainable food sources in the area.