The Richmond Fruit Tree Sharing Project connects volunteers with growing and harvesting fruit and vegetables – for our neighbours in need.
Our three major activities are growing food at the Sharing Farm, picking fruit, and gleaning second harvests from farmers’ fields.
Welcome
The Sharing Farm project is located at two sites: South end of Gilbert Road beside the City Tree Nursery, and in the Terra Nova Rural Park – at the end of Westminster Highway, near the West Dyke.
The Terra Nova Sharing Farm was developed in phases and is now the project’s permanent home.
In seven years, the Richmond Fruit Tree Project has harvested over 110,000 pounds of fruit and vegetables to give to those living with poverty.
Action and Info
View the concept map for the Terra Nova Sharing Farm.
Register as a volunteer or as a volunteer group.
Downloads
Download our current RFTSP brochure. (pdf, 308 kb)
Download “School Year Gardens: A Toolkit for High Schools to Grow Food from September to June.”
(pdf, 29.5 MB)
The Sharing Farm Documentary
The Sharing Farm Documentary is now available on DVD.
For public, non-profit societies, institutions or education use, please contact Moving Images Distribution for their educational rates.
Email us to order a copy! They are $20.00 CND each.
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News From the Fields
Apple Orchard Planted on Saturday, May 3rd
South Dyke Sharing Farm
With the help of many energetic volunteers 140 beautiful apple trees were planted in the rain, on the land where we used to grow rows of vegetables.
Very special thanks to Kent Mullinix, Institute for Sustainable Horticulture, Kwantlen Polytechnic University; Vancity, Van Well Nursery, Tom Leslie, and Roddicks for their generous in-kind and financial support.
The Greenhouse Social Club Receives New Horizon Grant
Service Canada approved funding for a $25,000 grant to run a program for active seniors in the greenhouse in 2008. This activity has now started on Tuesday and Thursday mornings between 10 AM and noon.
Seniors who wish to be involved can call 604-270-9874 to leave a message, or send an e-mail to arzeenahamir@shaw.ca
Volunteer Hours at Terra Nova Sharing Farm
We will be planting in the fields in May. Information about special work parties will be posted here when spring weather arrives.