Spring Equinox is approaching & we're thinking about the fruit season ahead . We're hosting our AGM on March 11th from 7PM-9PM . This will be a governance and election meeting, and a good opportunity to learn more about the organization + meet the current and soon to be team members. If you want to RSVP please send an email to coordinator@vancouverfruittree.com.

Can't wait to harvest and share fruit with all of you soon soon!

If you are looking to learn about tree care 🫶🏼, we are running an upcoming fruit tree pruning workshop with Levon from @foodscapeenterprises ! The workshop will cover the essentials of pruning, how to’s, and general tips for healthy trees and good fruit harvest’s. This is an introductory workshop and the goal is for you to feel empowered to try pruning yourself!

RSVP: Please email coordinator@vancouverfruittree.com to RSVP, including your name and contact information.

We’re excited to invite you to our upcoming Dolma/Warak Workshop 🌿

Join us on Saturday, July 19th from 12pm–2:30pm for an afternoon of grape leaf harvesting, processing, and wrapping. All while reflecting on the deep cultural connections we share through food.

Led by maymoona and sahba, this hands-on session will be a beautiful blend of storytelling, recipes, and community building.

Location: TBD (near pandora park)

Sign up through the link here:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfplbF7X610g9YhzbUhzyz8RatvoOeP3wEjEN6g7-RzuIdSxg/viewform?usp=header

Let’s gather, learn, and build together, one leaf at a time 🐞

P.S. Bring a container to take leftovers home with you ~

2025 Season Kickoff Event

Come join us for the 2025 Season Kickoff event at Riley Park Community Garden! This is an annual event celebrating food security, food waste reduction & community building. We’ll have some live music, snacks and « bring your own T-shirt » screen printing!

A great opportunity for existing, new and interested community members to connect and learn more about the organization as well as local fruit. Come say hi!

This event also acts as a Fundraiser so we can carry out our operations for this upcoming fruit season. We will have a by donation screen printing activity as well as tickets available for purchase for our door prizes.

What to expect at our Seaosn Kick Off :

• Bring your own Tshirt screen printing*

• Music by Old Urchin Sxophone Group & Solidarity Notes choir.

• Learn about our history, impact, community partners and volunteer opportunities

• Opportunity to meet with those involved with the project including board members, staff and superstar volunteers!

• Connect with like-minded people

• Snacks provided by City Reach care Society

• We will have raffle prizes thanks to Earnest Ice Cream, Figaros Garden, The Soap Dispensary, West Coast Seeds, Lee Valley Tools, Coast Salish Nursery & Samsary Cycle.

Accessibility: This an an outdoor event, there is a path that is accessible for scooters and chairs that connects to the gathering space. The parking lot to the east of the park has accessible parking permit spaces.

We will have masks and earplugs available to hand out.

To learn more about us please visit our website: https://vancouverfruittree.com/

If you have any questions please contact coordinator@vancouverfruittreeproject.com.

The Vancouver Fruit Tree Project acknowledges that this event and the work we do takes place on the traditional, unceded territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples. We are privileged to be here and are committed to the ongoing care of these lands with our host nations.

Please RSVP via this event page or via email (coordinator@vancouverfruittree.com).

This is a free event , we ask you to consider donating to the project so we can continue to further our mission to streghten food security in Vancouver by celebrating and distributing the bounty of our local fruit trees, reducing fruit waste, and cultivating community in our neighbourhoods.

*Further Screen Printing Details

• Bring your own T-shirt

• We will be using black ink for the design

• Thank you to Sof Pickstone for the design!

• Thanks to Goodluck Studioes for the screen and all the guidance.

If you are looking to learn about tree care 🫶🏼, we are running two upcoming fruit tree pruning workshops with Levon @foodscapeenterprises ! The workshops will cover the essentials of pruning, how to’s, and general tips for healthy trees and good fruit harvest’s. This is an introductory workshop and the goal is for you to feel empowered to try pruning yourself!

RSVP: Please email coordinator@vancouverfruittree.com to RSVP, including your name, contact information and workshop date.

If you are looking to learn about tree care 🫶🏼, we are running two upcoming fruit tree pruning workshops with Levon @foodscapeenterprises ! The workshops will cover the essentials of pruning, how to’s, and general tips for healthy trees and good fruit harvest’s. This is an introductory workshop and the goal is for you to feel empowered to try pruning yourself!

RSVP: Please email coordinator@vancouverfruittree.com to RSVP, including your name, contact information and workshop date.

A chance to celebrate the 2023 pick season and elect new board members to support VFTP through 2024 and beyond!

Training is mandatory for all new Fruit Rescue Leads, but anyone interested is invited to join.

This year’s season kickoff will be a joyful virtual event celebrating food security & waste reduction initiatives in our community. The event will include special guest speaker from Food Stash Foundation, a Q&A session, and an overview of how our backyard harvests will take place this season.