Sarah Bluestein

Sarah (they/she) joined Rachel’s Table in July 2023 to help coordinate and grow the gleaning program. After moving to the area four years ago to work in immigration legal aid, Sarah spent two years supporting clients in accessing local resources while navigating their legal cases. Following that, Sarah spent time working in the local farm and food world. This role with Rachel’s Table utilizes knowledge and skills from both job worlds, and Sarah has enjoyed getting to dive into learning more about local food systems and redistribution efforts. Sarah’s diverse work background and experienced relationship-building has helped to exponentially grow the open community gleaning program from four gleans last year to nearly 40 gleans this year. Sarah is excited to continue imagining and implementing a scaling up of the program and deepening of farmer, gleaner and agency relationships. Sarah is particularly invested in growing intergenerational community and facilitating connective spaces. When they’re not coordinating the community gleaning program, Sarah is involved in a number of community art projects, is passionate about cooking, and loves to learn new craft and building skills!