What is Haven Harvests?

Haven Harvest is a vehicle that will help more people get access to the food that would otherwise go to waste. 

Every year there, the fruit from countless trees around the county go to waste. The statistics for fruit wasted every year doesn't really exist, but it is estimated that more than 1/3 of the food produced world wide goes to waste every year. Why does this valuable food resource go to waste? One of the main reasons is because there isn't an efficient vehicle to take this produce to the people who need it.

The idea is that we start with fruit trees. Fruit tree owners would be able to register their trees and participate in a fruit sharing operation. Volunteers would be able to sign up to help with harvests, and receive a share of the fruit harvested. Also a portion of the fruit would be donated to food banks and other charitable organizations in need. 

How Can I Get Involved?

Here at Haven Homestead, we are building two lists: Tree Owners and Volunteers.
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If you are a tree owner and you would like to get rid of your excess fruit, there are three inexpensive options for you. When you register by filling in the information below, we will send you a welcome letter and invoice. 

If you are interested in volunteering for the gleaning, that's free! We'll just need you email address so we can notify you of harvest locations, dates and times.

As a Tree Owner:

As a tree owner, you will have a few different options for registering. 

Option 1: $10 per year. You tell us when to harvest You'll need to supply the volunteers with some sort of refreshment, and manage the harvest yourself, (You tell us which trees and how much fruit to take etc.) and we'll send out the word for you, and lend our tools and supplies to the harvest. 

Option 2: $25 per year. We'll manage the harvest completely. We'll come and check on the fruit set and take a look to see when the fruit is ready, set up the harvest dates, and manage all the volunteers and food etc. 

Option 3: Cost will vary for this option. This option includes tree management services such as pruning, fertilizing and pest control options. If you are interested in this option, please sign up below, and then use our contact form to give us a little more information!

As A Volunteer:

It is free to register as a volunteer, and it comes with some pretty cool perks too! As a volunteer, you are eligible to receive a portion of the fruit that you help harvest. You also get a pat on the back and two thumbs up for helping us make donations to the local food banks. 

Sign up below to be notified when and where we will harvesting. Since we will mostly harvesting one or two trees at a time, the number of volunteers will be limited, so be sure to RSVP as quickly as possible! 

And just in case you were worried about it, your information is safe with us.
We will never share it or use it for any other purpose but to send you information about this fruit gleaning service.
If you want to sign up for our email newsletters, you'll have to use this other form.