Stu Freen – Not Far From the Tree

June 11, 2019

Stu Freen

I love the charity aspect of it: giving a third to different groups around the city. Hopefully, people enjoy the fruit.

Further Reading

Squirrels and Raccoons – The Fruit Bandits of Toronto!

Edible Nuts of Toronto

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This is exactly what your support makes possible:

This is exactly what your support makes possible: massive harvests of beautiful fruit shared with hundreds of people!

The records for the year include: a 502 lb apple pick, 320 lb pear pick, 123 lb cherry pick and a grape vine that needed TWO picks to get all 328 lbs.

On Giving Tuesday we need your support to share the harvest with as many people as possible again next season.

No good fruit should fall to waste when so many people can use it!

Swipe to see the only #BlackFriday savings we care

Swipe to see the only #BlackFriday savings we care about! 👉

That’s right - it’s saving fruit. No good fruit should be falling to waste when so many people can use it.

Demand for food - especially fresh food - skyrocketed this year. We need your support to keep sharing the harvest with as many people as possible.

Save the date for this #GivingTuesday December 1st!

We have an ambitious goal to raise $15,000 before the end of the year and need your help.

Your support will mean more fruit saved and more people fed. 🍒

COVID meant we couldn't lead as many workshops as

COVID meant we couldn't lead as many workshops as usual this year, but the small group picks we hosted with partners were still bountiful!

Alexandra Park Neighbourhood Learning Centre @apnlc joined us to pick this gorgeous grape vine. So massive it spanned two backyards and needed two picks to get all 328 pounds. Here is the group with the first 210 pounds of grapes!

The best part of these picks? The surprise on people's faces when they realize just HOW MUCH fruit grows right here in their own neighbourhoods!

This season we’re extra grateful for all the Pic

This season we’re extra grateful for all the Pick Leaders and pickers who donned masks and followed COVID safety guidelines even when climbing trees, enduring heatwaves and picking through torrential down pours! Thank you for enduring the extra challenges to make sure fruit was shared with the community! 🍐🍒💚