Volunteer Appreciation Evening for Fruit Tree

We are wrapping up for another successful year!

We are pleased to invite you to our "Volunteer Appreciation Event"
Wednesday November 18, 2009
7-9pm
Bread and Roses Cafe / Skydragon
27 King William Street

Come for a photo exhibit of this year and past years of harvesting,great door prizes, sample some of the fruit that we have preserved, stay for live music and refreshments.
Event is free.

Everyone is welcome!

Canning pears a great success! *** Join us for a pickling beets workshop!

Thanks to everyone that came out to our pear canning workshop in Dundas. This was a joint effort with Greening Sacred Spaces and Dundas Ontario In Transition (Do-IT). We had 17 participants and we canned enough for everyone to take some home with them. Thanks to St. Augustine's church for letting us use their kitchen and space. The amount of resources that came together to make this happen was overwhelming, participants brought extra jars, more fruit, pots and equipment. We would especially like to thank Judy, Louise, Alma, Lynn for their wisdom and guidance. A special thanks to Kathryn whose dedication to our project has been inspiring.

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CANNING WORKSHOP ANNOUNCEMENT!!
We are pleased to announce a pickling beet workshop.
Saturday Sept 26th, 10-1pm.
St. Paul's Anglican Church
1140 King St, West
Sliding scale of $4-6 (To cover the costs of the beets, the space, insurance and jars)
*Space is limited*
RSVP by Monday Sept 21st
Contact Juby, Project Co-ordinator, at Environment Hamilton at: 905-549-0900
Or email: jlee.eatlocal(at)environmenthamilton.org
Due to popular demand, we have broadened our canning workshop to include beets. At this workshop, we are purchasing beets from Russ Ohrt of Backyard Harvest

Hamilton Fruit Tree Project part of Art Gallery of Hamilton's "Celebration of Harvest."

We have been invited by CLiC to be part of their Harvest Celebration at the AGH. Thursday, September 17, 2009 at 6:30 pm

Enjoy the bounty of Fall with harvest-inspired snacks, cocktails and the sounds of Hamilton’s own Tim Gibbons. Special Guests include: Juby Lee, Hamilton Fruit Tree Project and Alvaro Venturelli, plan b Organic Farms.

CLiC Members: Free | Guests: $20

Please RSVP to Jocelyn at jocelyn@artgalleryofhamilton.com
or call 905-527-6610 ext. 250.

What is CLiC?
CLiC is a fresh collective of like minded individuals under 45, coming together with the Art Gallery of Hamilton to create an awareness of art, culture and community. Join the AGH as a CLiC Member for free admission to all CLiC events!

Mark your calendar! Sunday Sept 27th, Hamilton Fruit Tree Project at Dundurn Castle's "Straight from the Garden" celebration!

Mark your calendar for this exciting, family-fun, local food event!

On SUNDAY SEPT 27th, 2009 from noon-4pm, DUNDURN CASTLE is hosting their annual "Straight from the Garden" day. This year, Hamilton Fruit Tree Project will be there harvesting apples. Like last year, the majority of the fresh, local produce will be distributed throughout Hamilton's Food Bank system. Drop by and help us harvest some of the tasty apples.

"Straight from the Garden" is a celebration Hamilton’s agricultural communities, past and present. Activities include:
*farmers' market
*an agricultural exhibition
*garden demonstrations and workshops
*garden tours, cooking workshops
*live music
*activities for the children
*Bring your backyard produce for the community horticultural exhibition!

Free admission to outdoor activities.
A small fee will be charged for cooking workshops.
Regular admission rates apply to the museum.

For more information contact:
610 York Boulevard, Hamilton,
Ontario L8R 3H1 • 905.546.2872
Visit our website www.hamilton.ca/museums

Fruit Galore!

We have had a steady stream of home owners contacting us to harvest their fruit and an even steadier steam of interested volunteers willing to help pick!

Check out these beautiful red pears that we harvested from the mountain! Thanks to Kate for helping us identify them as "Red Anjous."

If you would like to get on the volunteer list, contact Juby, Project Co-ordinator at jlee.eatlocal(at)environmenthamilton.org to find out about upcoming picks.

Note that there is one larger pick happening at Dundurn Castle. This harvest is more of a drop-in style. Come by and help us harvest!

On Sunday, September 27, 2009
Hamilton Fruit Tree Project is partnering with Dundurn Castle with their STRAIGHT FROM THE GARDEN event. Spend the day harvesting their apples and celebrating Hamilton's agricultural communities, past and present. Activities include a market fair, an agricultural exhibition, guest speakers, garden tours, and games for the children.
Date: Sunday, September 27, 2009
Time: 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Ages: All

Harvest in Jerseyville is on!

We are harvesting apples from 1915 Jerseyville Road West, Jerseyville on Saturday August 29th from 10:30am - 2:30pm.
There is carpooling available.
There are two shifts, one leaving at 10am and the other at noon.
Contact Juby Lee, Project Co-ordinator at jlee.eatlocal(at)environmenthamilton.org if you able to help harvest.

It is time to harvest! Check out our schedule below!

Harvest time is here!

Here are some of the picks that we are planning for this week:

Contact me if can make it to one or some of these picks, you can either email Juby, Project Co-ordinator at jlee.eatlocal(at)environmenthamilton.org or call my cell: 289-880-1612.

Wednesday August 19, 10:30am at 292 John St North - we are harvesting grapes! (please bring your own clippers or scissors to help cut the bunches off)

Wednesday August 19, 3:30pm at 477 Anna lee Drive, Ancaster - this is a big pear tree.

Depending on the amount of fruit and number of volunteers, harvest times take anywhere from one to 2.5 hours.

This fun, tasty activity is weather permitting only, feel free to call my cell if the weather looks a little wonky.

I will be bringing equipment to help harvest.

Please bring some water for yourself and a container or bag for your share of the bounty! :)

In addition, we have access to about 20-30 apple trees in Jerseyville
and 2 large pear trees in Oakville - are you willing to travel to
either of these places? We are looking for volunteers with cars who are
willing to carpool to these locations. Let me know if you can help.

Let the harvesting begin!