Fruitful Efforts
A 2020 harvest event at Linden Park Orchard with volunteers Nick and Be a Manning, Laura Neuman and City Fruit Staff. Photo: courtesy of City Fruit
This group works to prevent waste, and hunger, by harvesting for all.
Greater Seattle is filled with fruit. Tens of thousands of fruit trees on public and private land make up our urban orchard. City Fruit, a local nonprofit food justice organization, is working to network and collectively tend that fruitful resource to fight hunger and build community.
Last year, even in the midst of unprecedented conditions, City Fruit volunteers and staff harvested more than 23,000 pounds of fruit. More than 21,000 pounds of top-quality fruit was donated to local food banks or meal programs, while the remaining harvest was shared with local cideries or distributed at neighborhood pop-up fruit stands. City Fruit Executive Director Annie Nguyen credits generous independent tree owners and dedicated volunteers for that diverse and bountiful harvest and she has high hopes for this year’s growing season. “2021 is a reset year,” Nguyen says, “we’re really excited to get back out there and ramp back up to our pre-pandemic levels.”
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