We pick over a ton of apples, pears and plums from local back gardens and give most to Foodbanks and community groups.
Why do we do it?
* to reduce waste
* to raise awareness that food doesn't have to come from a supermarket
* to get to know our community, the place and the people.
What else do we do?
Over 100 harvesters and tree owners contribute each year. We make juice to sell at Queen's Park Day (when that can happen), have a dehydrator for members to borrow, run jam making workshops, Parlour restaurant kindly makes jam for us, we've harvested with children's nurseries, lend a fruit picking tool through the library on Salusbury Road and have planted 40 fruit trees on a local estate and elsewhere.
Along with Willesden Harvesters and Mapesbury Residents' group we've had a record harvest of nearly 3 tonnes!!! We've also done our best to spread the good news. See the full story at Transition News blog
It was good to meet people at the recent social. Sheila, one of the distributors, who makes jam in aid of the MS society in Brent said she received so much fruit this year she raised £300 for the charity.
Why not get involved next year and help us pick even more? It will be the group's 5th year, so plenty to celebrate!
Kensal to Kilburn Fruit Harvesters (active project)
76 members
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Why do we do it?
A bumper harvest - spreading the word
by Viv Stein
Dec 19, 2013
Hi all
Along with Willesden Harvesters and Mapesbury Residents' group we've had a record harvest of nearly 3 tonnes!!! We've also done our best to spread the good news. See the full story at Transition News blog
We also made it into the local papers and the Brent Magazine.
It was good to meet people at the recent social. Sheila, one of the distributors, who makes jam in aid of the MS society in Brent said she received so much fruit this year she raised £300 for the charity.
Why not get involved next year and help us pick even more? It will be the group's 5th year, so plenty to celebrate!
Season's greetings,
Viv