The Richmond Fruit Tree Sharing Project connects volunteers with growing and harvesting fruit and vegetables – for our neighbours in need.
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 – 2631 Westminster Highway, near the West Dyke.
The Terra Nova Sharing Farm is the project's permanent home.
In nine years the Richmond Fruit Tree Sharing Project has harvested over 150,000 pounds of fruit and vegetables to give to those living with poverty.
Action and Info
Register as a volunteer or as a volunteer group.
Downloads
Download our current RFTSP brochure. (pdf, 2.2 MB)
The Sharing Farm Documentary
The Sharing Farm Documentary is now available on DVD with closed captions.
For public, non-profit societies, institutions or education use, please contact Moving Images Distribution to place an order.
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News From the Fields
Terra Nova Sharing Farm
The Farm receives a brand new Kubota tractor with the generous assistance from Avenue Machinery and Microsoft Canada. Everybody looks happy when it was unveiled by Mayor Malcolm Brodie and those who came out on September 22nd to do an awesome work day.
Typical fall harvest at the farm. Over 17,000 pounds came out of this year's fields. Special thanks to West Coast Seeds who kindly donate surplus seeds each year
Joe Wideski at work on our skookum new compost bins. No more "dump and run" compost piles for us. These bins are made out of recycled cedar telephone poles and are now ready for us to get going!
Parsnips being washed by Carissa on a late October day. The field harvests are now over. Winter veggies doing well and it's time to plant some fava beans to eat next spring.
The Greenhouse Social Club Continues
This group is continuing its second year and meets the second and fourth Thursday of the month. From November to December of 2009, The Greenhouse Social Club will meet from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. For January and February 2010, the Club will meet on the same Thursdays from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. People of all ages are welcome to come out and help in the greenhouse, the hoop houses and new seeding room. For further information please email Susan Leehem.