Saticoy Community Fridge is a community-led project that provides a refrigerator in Saticoy where all people can access free food. The Saticoy Community Fridge team is interested in building new structures of support that create opportunities for community solidarity while de-emphasizing traditional forms of charity and philanthropy. We collect food donations from local producers, farmers, and community members and distribute them at our Saticoy Food Hub office.
Your help can look like:
1. Cleaning & restocking
Maintenance tasks include but are not limited to: sweeping, mopping,wiping down surfaces, cleaning inside and outside the fridge, watering plants,
Restocking is also part of cleaning because we want to make sure the fridge and pantry are always clean and full.
This also includes checking for spoilage and sorting through donations.
Volunteers can refer to the daily checklist in the office for a current and more specific list of chores.
2. Sorting and organizing
The food donations we receive need to be inspected and sorted upon arrival. This means separating bad, moldy or rotten food as well as expired food. The food then needs to get organized and put at the front fridge and pantry or in the back storage
3. Donation Pick-ups
You may be asked to pick up local donations from around Saticoy. Feel free to use a wagon, bike, Dooley, etc to facilitate transportation.
All other pickup roles are for those who have a car they can bring.
4. Current scheduled pick-ups that require a car
Community Action for Ventura County: Every other week on Tuesday.
Address: 621 Richmond Ave, Oxnard, CA 93030
5. Gleaning
Gleaning is the act of harvesting leftover or excess crops from farmers fields, neighbors gardens and possibly restaurants.
Depending on the amount of fruit, you can do this individually or with a team.
6. Compost maintenance
We have a compost bin across the street in the Saticoy Library parking lot.
Office compost bin needs to be taken out daily
The compost bin needs to have a balance of green and brown material. Ideally a 2:1 ratio of brown to green, but 1:1 or half and half is fine too.
Who We Serve
We serve residents of Saticoy, CA and surrounding neighborhoods. Saticoy has been negatively impacted by food apartheid which we can heal through food sovereignty. The Saticoy Community Fridge can help us get there by empowering the community to become autonomous over what food they eat and where they get it. We want to give people the opportunity to acquire their food through a local free and sustainable source.Volunteer hours can vary but the Community Fridge is open Tuesday-Friday from 1:00 pm - 6:00 pm
