Do you have an organization worthy of and in need of fresh fruit?

Do you have fruit trees that need picking?

Would you like to volunteer to pick fruit in exchange for a share?

Eden Tree founded the AVGP in 2012 and passed along its management in 2016.

Many thanks to all who participated in those early years, and to Alberni Valley Transition Town Society (AVTTS) who carries it on and continues to work towards full ‘fruition’. We continue to offer program guidance and support through our role with the ACRD.

The Alberni Valley has an abundance of fruit trees.  In a gleaning program, volunteers harvest unwanted produce and the bounty is shared - 1/3 to homeowners, 1/3 to volunteers and 1/3 to citizens in need.

Do you have fruit trees that need harvesting? Would you like to volunteer as a picker or in some other fashion?  Check out Alberni Valley Gleaning Project for more information.

Here’s what one tree donor had to say...

“I would like to thank you and your volunteers for doing such a wonderful job of picking our apples!  The group arrived with all their equipment, picked apples until they ran out, and raked up all the debris, including the previously fallen apples.  The children were well-behaved and polite, and quite happily played with the dogs.  My husband allowed them to swim in the pool, and they were no problem at all.

Thank you for taking care of our bumper crop--I can now relax and enjoy the rest of the summer.  You can be sure I will recommend you and your services to anyone else who has a surplus crop!”