Melissa Coiffe

June 11, 2019

I think it would be such a shame if the fruit in this city is wasted when it could be going to people who can’t afford it or agencies who couldn’t afford to buy it for their clients.

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This past weekend we teamed up with the @ecosource

Help us give it up for our Tree Registrants! 🙌🌳

We'd have no fruit to pick or share if it weren't for their immense generosity. Tree Registrants share 2/3 of their tree's harvest with the community, split between volunteers and a nearby social service partner agency. It speaks volumes that these kind-hearted folks are happy giving more than they get!

Each tree registrant opens up their yard to become a hotbed of community connection, sometimes for multiple picks in one season! Their fruit tree becomes ground zero for grassroots relationship-building and it acts as a natural rallying point for volunteers from far and wide across the city to join forces and harvest fruit from the urban orchard!

Tree registrants are also environmental stewards, doing their part to care for and maintain their fruit trees so we can do the behind-the-scenes work of promoting the health and sustainability of the urban orchard as a whole! We also welcome any opportunity to get more fruit trees planted - whether in backyards, green spaces, or through community orchard projects.

What do our Tree Registrants have to say? 💬
"It’s great to know the apples are going to be used. You always clear and tidy up our garden. And, we get to meet different people every time! We’ve had our tree picked by NFFTT for several years. It’s a nice end-of-summer tradition for our family." - Richard & Deborah

"HUGE thanks to [the team] for picking over 200 lbs of apples from my backyard tree. I'm so thrilled that NFFTT helps make sure all this bountiful fruit in our communities doesn't go to waste!" - Mara J.

"I like how [the program] helps with food security in the city. A lot of people donate non-perishables, but there is a need for fresh fruit as well." - Maya D.

Thank you to our 2021 Tree Registrants! We'll be in touch for next season! 💌

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