Fruit and nuts for free

January 2017

DELORAINE HOUSE is helping connect fruit and nut tree owners with volunteer pickers and everyone gets a share of the harvest. This will be done through their new project called Harvest Helpers.

Each year in the Meander Valley region, a lot of fruit and nuts drop from trees and rot on the ground, due to people being unable to harvest their trees. The project will work by people registering their fruit or nut trees through Deloraine House, then calling a harvest coordinator when their fruit or nuts are ready to be picked. A group of volunteers will then come in and pick the produce.

One third of the produce will be offered to the volunteer harvesters, one third will be offered to the fruit tree owners, and one third will go back into the project to be used through the community.

A small group of volunteers is ready to go, however many more hands are needed to make this project work. By being a harvest volunteer you get to help your community, share in the harvest, learn new skills, meet new people, get fresh air and sunshine, participate in preserving workshops and community dinners, and help create a quiet revolution in people’s backyards.

To register your trees for harvesting or to volunteer, please contact Deloraine House on 6362 2678 or Catherine Smith on 0427 509 409.