Fruit Share Adelaide

🍊🍊Three harvests this week! Two orange & one lemon! 🍋

On Monday, we picked 36kg of lemons in Hackham.
✅ Thanks to our volunteers Heather, Graham and Elisabeth for their efforts and Jess for letting us pick her lemons.
✅ These lemons went to the Aberfoyle Community Centre, Hackham Community Centre and Hackham West Community Centre

On Tuesday, Graham and Elisabeth picked 6.5kg of oranges in Goodwood.
✅ These oranges were donated to the Woodcroft Children's Centre.
✅ Thanks also to Sonja, the owner of the tree.

On Thursday, Cecily and Amanda picked 75kg of oranges in West Croydon.
✅ These oranges were donated to the North Haven School (for their sports day on Friday) and to OzHarvestSA
✅ Thanks to Vicki for letting us come and pick your oranges again.

🍋 Lemon Harvest Update - Friday, September 13th 🍋

We're thrilled to share the results of our TWO lemon harvests yesterday! It was a fruitful day indeed!

1️⃣ Fullarton Harvest:

✅ We picked a whopping 30kg of lemons! 🤩
✅ Some were absolute giants, weighing up to 500 grams! 🍋💪
✅ A big shout-out to our amazing volunteers: Valmai, Irene, Jihong, and Brett. Thank you for your hard work!
✅ Special thanks to Anna for generously allowing us to pick from her lemon trees.

2️⃣ Morphett Vale Harvest:

✅ An incredible 126kg of lemons harvested! 🎉
✅ We're grateful to our dedicated volunteers: Graham, Elisabeth, Melissa, and Robin. Your help was invaluable!
✅ A heartfelt thanks to Darren for not only permitting us to pick his lemons but also joining in the harvest effort.

We're so grateful for our wonderful community of volunteers and generous homeowners. Together, we're making a difference!

🥘 These lemons will be used to help feed those in need in our community. Your contributions are truly making a positive impact on people's lives!
Stay tuned for more updates on how these lemons will be distributed and used to benefit our community. 🍋💚

City of Unley City of Onkaparinga

🍋🍊 Citrus Harvest Update! 🍊🍋

We've had a fantastic week of citrus harvesting! Here's what we've been up to:

Tuesday in Seaton:

✅ 50kg of lemons picked
✅ Special thanks to homeowner Katrina for sharing her lemon tree
✅ Volunteers Giancarlo, Stephany, and Alicia did an amazing job
✅ All lemons donated to Puddle Jumpers on Port Road

Thursday in Mile End:

✅ 75kg of oranges and 36kg of lemons harvested
✅ Big thanks to Lexie for letting us pick her citrus
✅ Shoutout to volunteers Amanda, Andrew, and Kirti for their hard work
✅ This citrus will help feed those in need

🌟 A HUGE thank you to Cecily for leading both of these amazing harvests! Your dedication and leadership make these community efforts possible. 🌟

🎉 Exciting milestone: We've now harvested 9,125kg of fruit since the start of the year! 🎉

Want to get involved? Register on our website: https://www.fruitshareadelaide.com.au/get-involved

Together, we're making a difference in our community, one piece of fruit at a time! 🌟

🍋🍊 Fruitful Weekend Update! 🍋🍊

What a productive weekend for Fruit Share Adelaide! We're thrilled to share our latest harvests:

Saturday: 116kg of lemons in Heathfield
Sunday: 117kg of lemons + 107kg of grapefruit in Dover Gardens

A huge thank you to our amazing volunteers:

✅ Graham, Elisabeth, and Andrew in Heathfield
✅ Elias, Aditi, and Xavier (Unley High School students) in Dover Gardens
✅ Brett for leading Sunday's harvest
✅ And of course, our generous homeowners!

Special thanks to Rose in Heathfield and Amy in Dover Gardens for not only letting us pick their fruit but also lending a hand with the harvest! 🙌

This bounty will help feed those in need who might not otherwise have access to fresh fruit. 🙏

Fun fact: We had some feathered spectators in Dover Gardens – a couple of chickens watched us work, eagerly waiting for their turn to roam the garden!

🐦 Nature reminder: We spotted bird nests in Dover Gardens. Remember to be extra careful around nests, even if they appear empty. We discovered some were home to some tiny baby birds! Bonus points to anyone who knows what type of bird they are.

Got fruit trees with excess harvest? Help us feed more people by registering your tree on our website: https://www.fruitshareadelaide.com.au/sign-up-tree

Together, we can make a difference one fruit at a time! 🍋🍊💚


Unley High School City of Marion Adelaide Hills Council

🍎🍐🍊 Where Does Fruit Share Adelaide Get All That Fruit? 🍋🍑🍇

You've heard about our 8,500kg harvest, but ever wondered where it all comes from? Here's the breakdown:

1️⃣ Backyard Bonanza: Nearly half our haul (4,190kg) comes from ordinary backyards across Adelaide! On average, we collect 66kg per backyard, but we've hit jackpots of over 200kg at times. These harvests are our most frequent and truly show the abundance in our suburban orchards.

2️⃣ Orchard Goldmines: A whopping 4,110kg has come from just a handful of harvests at local orchards like Magareys and Lennane. Our average orchard haul? An impressive 225kg! Our record is a staggering 900kg of apples in one go.

3️⃣ Pre-Picked Parcels: 235kg has come from generous folks who picked their own fruit for us to collect. While it's our smallest category, averaging 12kg per collection, it's a testament to our community's eagerness to contribute.

We're always looking for more fruit sources:

✅ Got a laden backyard tree?
✅ Run an orchard with surplus fruit?
✅ Happy to pick and donate yourself?

We want to hear from you! Register your tree(s) at: https://www.fruitshareadelaide.com.au/sign-up-tree

Orchard owners, we're especially keen to partner with you. Let's turn potential waste into nourishment for our community!

Together, we're sharing Adelaide's fruity abundance with those who need it most. 🍎❤️

Lennane Orchards Magarey Orchard Ceravolo Orchards Montacute Valley Orchards

We're on the lookout for fruit trees to pick across Adelaide!

Fruit Share Adelaide has harvested over 8,500 kg of fruit so far in 2024, but we're still looking for more fruit trees for our volunteers to harvest across the city. All the fruit we harvest is donated to those in need who may not otherwise have access to fresh fruit.

🍎 Where we need more trees:

✅ East and West Adelaide
✅ Areas closer to the city
✅ Adelaide Hills (we love visiting these beautiful gardens!)

🍐 Thanks to support from the City of Mitcham and the City of Onkaparinga, we've had great harvests in the south, particularly in Onkaparinga.

🍊 Northern Suburbs: We hope to resume picking there once fruit fly restrictions ease (fingers crossed for early December).

🌳 Calling all orchard owners! If you have fruit that isn't worth commercial picking but is still edible (often better than store-bought!), we'd love to harvest it under your direction.

Help us reduce food waste and support those in need. Register your fruit tree(s) here: https://www.fruitshareadelaide.com.au/sign-up-tree

Together, we can make a difference in our community, one fruit tree at a time! 🍎🍐🍊🍑

City of Mitcham City of Onkaparinga City of West Torrens City Of Charles Sturt Adelaide Hills Council City of Burnside City of Holdfast Bay City of Marion Mount Barker District Council City of Norwood Payneham and St Peters City of Unley Green Adelaide Sustainable Communities SA Inc. SA Urban Food Network

🍊 Sweet Success in Newton! 🍊

Another fantastic harvest day for Fruit Share Adelaide! Though small in quantity, today's pick was big on quality:

✅ 16kg of delicious, juicy mandarins harvested
✅ Our amazing volunteers Cecily and Maria made quick work of the task
✅ A big thank you to homeowner Kathy for generously sharing her mandarin bounty

These vibrant mandarins have found a new home at the Women's Community Centre in Stepney, spreading citrusy joy to those who need it most.

Special shoutout to Maria, who travelled all the way from Port Adelaide via public transport to join us in Newton. Your dedication is truly inspiring, and it was a pleasure to have you on this harvest!

Every pick, no matter the size, makes a difference in our community. Stay tuned for more fruity adventures, and remember - sharing is caring! 🍊💚

Women's Community Centre (SA) Inc. Campbelltown City Council (SA)

🍎🍐🍊 Help Us Grow: Fruit Share Adelaide Fundraising Campaign 🍋🍑🍇

Friends, we need your support to keep Adelaide's surplus fruit from going to waste and get it to those who need it most!

Since January 2024, Fruit Share Adelaide has:

✅ Harvested and donated over 8,500 kg of fruit
✅ Rescued tons of apples, pears, oranges, and more
✅ Expanded our reach across southern Adelaide

But there's so much more to do! With your help, we can:

✅ Expand our harvests city-wide
✅ Invest in essential equipment and storage
✅ Improve our logistics and preservation methods
✅ Launch community education programs
✅ Hire a part-time coordinator to manage our growth

Your donation will directly impact our community by:

✅ Preventing food waste
✅ Providing fresh produce to those in need
✅ Supporting sustainable urban agriculture

Every contribution, big or small, helps us grow our fruitful mission. Together, we can ensure no fruit goes to waste and no one goes without fresh produce in Adelaide.

Donate here 👇
https://www.mycause.com.au/page/353042/fruit-share-adelaide

Share the bounty - donate today and help us grow! 🌱🍎

🍊Another awesome orange harvest today! 🍊
This time in Hackham West, where we harvested 70kg of oranges.

A big thank you to Amanda, harvest leader for the first time today, after attending lots of harvests in the past. Also, thanks to our volunteers Andrew, Robin and Melissa, and the homeowner Sandy who let us come and harvest their fruit.

These oranges are going to the Hackham West Community Centre, Hackham West School and North Haven Primary School.

Hackham West Community Centre Hackham West School

🍎🍐🍊 Fruitful News: Our Monthly Harvests Are Booming! 🍋🍇🍑
We're excited to share some incredible updates on our fruit harvesting efforts across Adelaide!

📈 For the past 5 months, we've harvested over 1,000 kg of fruit each month!

This consistent effort has led to some amazing results:
🌟 We've now rescued over 8,500 kg of fruit from backyards and orchards that would have otherwise gone to waste!
🥘 All of this fresh, delicious produce is being donated to those in need who might not otherwise have access to such nutritious fruit.

🍎🍐🍊 Our Top 3 Fruits:
1️⃣ Apples: 2,440 kg
2️⃣ Pears: 1,550 kg
3️⃣ Oranges: 1,500 kg

We've also harvested significant amounts of grapefruit, lemons, mandarins, quinces, limes, and many other varieties!

🍒🍑 Looking ahead, we're excited to pick even more stone fruits this season (cherries, nectarines, peaches, plums, apricots, etc.) as we continue to grow our operations.

🌳 Do you have a fruit tree with more fruit than you can handle? We'd love to help! Register your tree on our website: https://www.fruitshareadelaide.com.au/sign-up-tree

Together, we're reducing waste and feeding our community. Thank you for your continued support!

A Fruitful Thank You to Our Supporters! 🍎🍐🍊

We're thrilled to announce that the Suzanne Elliott Charitable Trust has generously provided us with a grant to help us expand our fruit harvesting efforts across Adelaide.

The grant will be used to:
✅ Purchase more harvest equipment
✅ Set up sheds for equipment storage
✅ Enhance our supporting technology (including our website)
✅ Create and distribute flyers

We'd also like to extend our heartfelt thanks to all our supporters who have been with us on this journey:
✅ Bunnings
✅ City of Mitcham Council
✅ City of Onkaparinga Council
✅ And of course, our amazing volunteers!

As we continue to grow, we're always looking for additional support. If you'd like to help us expand our reach across Adelaide, we'd love to hear from you!

We're particularly interested in:
✅ Harvest equipment
✅ Storage solutions for our equipment
✅ Any other resources that could aid our mission

Exciting news! We have a couple of fundraising events on the horizon. If you'd like to contribute a fruit or gardening-related item as a prize, please get in touch.

Thank you once again for your ongoing support. Together, we're making Adelaide a more fruitful place for everyone! 🌳🍑🍇

Suzanne Elliott Charitable Trust Bunnings Warehouse Australia Cosi Andrew Costello City of Mitcham City of Onkaparinga Sustainable Onkaparinga Officeworks Neutrog

🍋 Another big lemon harvest yesterday!

This morning we picked 80kg of lemons in Brooklyn Park, we also collected another 30kg of lemons that had already been picked in Prospect.

Thanks to the tree owners Fi and Nikki for donating your lemons.

Thanks to our wonderful volunteers Cecily, Priya, Jennifer, Stephany and Giancarlo for helping pick the lemons.

We have now picked over 8.5 tonnes of fruit that would otherwise have gone to waste.

These lemons have been donated to OzHarvest

City of West Torrens City of Prospect

🍊🍋 Citrus Bonanza Continues! 🍋🍊

Another bountiful harvest yesterday in Flagstaff Hill yielded an impressive 168kg of citrus:

✅ 110kg of limes
✅ 31kg of oranges
✅ 21kg of lemons
✅ 6kg of lemonade lemons

This brings our total since Friday to over 530kg from 4 harvests, and a whopping 8,400kg+ since the start of 2024! 🎉

Huge shoutout to our amazing volunteers: CJ, Mary, Andrew, Amanda, Priya, Heather, and Liz. Your dedication makes all this possible! 👏

Special thanks to Grant for generously allowing us access to his property. Your support means the world to us and those we serve.

This citrus will brighten the days of many, including:

✅ Wirreanda Secondary School
✅ Christies Downs Community Centre
✅ LeFevre Community Centre
✅ Pathway Community Centre
✅ Aberfoyle Park Community Centre
✅ Foodbank

Want to join the citrus-picking fun? We have another harvest this Wednesday in Brooklyn Park (lemons). To volunteer, register here: https://www.fruitshareadelaide.com.au/volunteer

Together, we're making a juicy difference in our community! 🍋💚



Foodbank SA & Central Australia Wirreanda Secondary School Lefevre Community Stadium Pathway Community Centre Aberfoyle Community Centre

🍊🍋 Huge Citrus Harvests Alert! 🍋🍊

We're thrilled to share two incredible harvests from the past few days:

✅ Saturday: 95kg of Mandarins in Hackham
✅ Today: 150kg of Oranges in Panorama

A massive thank you to our amazing volunteers:

Hackham Mandarin Crew:
Sharon, Andrew, Andrew, Amanda, and Jon

Panorama Orange Team:
Brett, Helen, Amanda, Lynda, Melissa, and Robin

Special thanks to our generous tree owners:
✅ Denise for the bountiful mandarins
✅ Dean for the juicy oranges

This delicious fruit will be distributed to various food relief charities across the southern part of our city, including:

✅ Oasis Food Pantry
✅ Vinnie's Fred's Van
✅ Camden Park Community Centre
✅ The Hut Community Centre and many more!

Together, we're making a difference one piece of fruit at a time! 🙌
City of Onkaparinga City of Mitcham Vinnies SA The Hut Community Centre Camden Community Centre

What a lemon-tastic harvest! 🍋🌟

Yesterday afternoon, our team descended upon Flagstaff Hill for an incredible lemon-picking session. The results? A whopping 120kg of juicy lemons harvested from a single tree! Best of all, these lemons will be going to help feed those in need in our community.

Highlights:

🍋 Some of the best views in Adelaide, overlooking Sturt Gorge and Flinders University
🍋 Massive lemons - our biggest weighed in at 500g (that's 5x the size of a standard lemon!)
🍋 First use of our new platform scales for easier fruit weighing

A huge shoutout to our amazing volunteers Brett and Jodie, and a special thanks to Susan, the generous homeowner who not only allowed us to pick her lemons but also joined in the harvest fun!

This picking session was quite the workout - the tree hadn't been pruned in 3 years, so we had to do some serious trimming to reach all those lovely lemons.

Want to be part of our next fruitful adventure? Whether you're keen to volunteer or have some fruit to share, we'd love to have you on board! Register on our website to get involved.

Together, we can reduce waste and share the bounty of Adelaide's backyard harvests!

Green Adelaide Sustainable Communities SA Inc. City of Onkaparinga Sustainable Onkaparinga

🙏It has been a huge 2024 for Fruit Share Adelaide, but we couldn't have done it without you. We're already harvested nearly 8 tonnes of fruit that would otherwise gone to waste.
If you'd like to join us for a little celebration in November, please grab your tickets, we'd love to see you there. It should be a great afternoon.

Green Adelaide Sustainable Communities SA Inc. City of Onkaparinga Sustainable Onkaparinga City of Marion SA Urban Food Network Onkaparinga Food Security Collaborative City of Mitcham Foodbank SA & Central Australia OzHarvest

so if you'd like to join us for a little celebration in November, please grab your tickets, we'd love to see you there.

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🍊🍋 Bumper Citrus Harvest! 🍋🍊

We've had an incredible few days of harvesting citrus across Adelaide! Our dedicated volunteers collected a whopping 318kg of fruit over just 4 days.

Here's the breakdown:

🍋Thursday: 81kg of lemons & grapefruit from Somerton Park
🍋Friday: 89kg of lemons, oranges & lemonade lemons from Brighton
🍋Saturday: 22kg of limes from Marino
🍋Sunday: 126kg of grapefruit, mandarins & sour oranges

A massive thank you to all our amazing volunteers who braved early mornings and rain to make this happen: Helen, Heather, Mary, Irene, Fred, Robin, Melissa, Graham, Elisabeth, Jodie, Aliya, Brett, Andrew, and Rosie. Your dedication is truly inspiring! 👏

We're also incredibly grateful to the homeowners who generously allowed us to harvest their excess fruit: Amanda, Calli, Karen, and Rob. Your kindness will make a real difference in our community.

This bountiful harvest will be distributed to various food charities, including:

✅ Food Bank
✅ Aberfoyle Community Centre
✅ The Farmacy
✅ Camden Park Community Centre
✅ Brighton Church of Christ
✅ Vinnies Fred's Van
✅ ...and more!

Together, we're reducing food waste and helping those in need. If you'd like to get involved or have fruit to donate, please get in touch!

Green Adelaide Foodbank SA & Central Australia Brighton Church of Christ Aberfoyle Community Centre Camden Community Centre City of Onkaparinga Sustainable Onkaparinga Sustainable Communities SA Inc. SA Urban Food Network City of Marion City of Holdfast Bay

Thanks to our great harvest leaders Elisabeth and Graham who led this lovely lime pick today in Marino with helpers Jodie and Aliya. We picked 22kg of limes which will be distributed to local charities on Monday 🌞🍋🍋‍🟩🌞

Today, 9 of our amazing Fruit Share Adelaide volunteers lent a hand at Food on the Table in Hindmarsh! It was fantastic to see firsthand how the fruit we harvest makes a difference.

🥕While we were busy chopping potatoes and carrots today, we've also donated apples to Food on the Table in the past. We even brought along some lemons and limes this time!

A big shoutout to our wonderful volunteers: Mary, Kathleen, Alicia, Sharon, India, Katie, Michelle, Amanda, and Brett. We had a great time chatting about Fruit Share Adelaide and more while helping those in need.

Food on the Table does incredible work providing meals to people experiencing food insecurity and homelessness across South Australia. They partner with local charities like Hutt Street Centre, Puddle Jumpers, Baptist Care, Louise Place, and Salvation Army to deliver meals directly to those who need them most.

Interested in volunteering with Food on the Table? Check out their website: https://www.foodonthetable.org.au/volunteer

Together, we can make sure that "No One Goes Hungry!"

Puddle Jumpers Incorporated The Salvation Army South Australia Hutt St Centre Baptist Care SA

🎉A huge citrus harvest over the last few days.
Over 6 separate harvests since Friday, we've harvested 430kg of citrus

🍋Upper Sturt - 53kg grapefruit & 23 kg lemons
🍊Marino - 53kg oranges
🍊Aberfoyle Park - 29kg mandarins
🍋Sellicks Hill - 200kg of grapefruit, pomelo, mandarin, lemons and Buddha's hand
🍋Westbourne Park (doubleheader) - 36kg lemons then another 34kg lemons

🙏A big thank you to all our awesome volunteers who made the harvests possible. Too many to name but thanks to all of you, particularly to the harvest leaders Mary, Sharon and Brett for leading the harvests.

🙏Thanks also to the owners of the trees that let us come and pick your fruit, it's much appreciated. Thanks to Gemma, Mei, Sarah, Karl, Mina and Tania.

This fruit will be going to many different charities, it's hard to track them all.
Some of the lemons will be going to Food on the Table where a group of us will prepare meals tomorrow morning. OzHarvest and Puddle Jumpers Incorporated are a couple of other recipients.

If you have a fruit tree with fruit going to waste, please register on our website 👇
https://www.fruitshareadelaide.com.au/sign-up-tree

City of Onkaparinga City of Mitcham Sustainable Onkaparinga Onkaparinga Food Security Collaborative City of Marion Green Adelaide Sustainable Communities SA Inc. SA Urban Food Network

🍎🥕 Calling all fruit and veggie growers! 🥔🍐

Do you have any unusual or excess produce in your garden? We'd love to add it to our donations for those in need!

Today, we received a generous donation of Jerusalem Artichokes from Don. Thank you, Don!

Jerusalem Artichokes are a versatile root vegetable. You can roast them, mash them, or even eat them raw in salads. They have a slightly nutty, sweet flavour similar to artichokes.

How do you like to prepare Jerusalem Artichokes? Share your favourite recipes in the comments!

Do you have any fruit or vegetables you can donate to us? Whether it's common or unusual produce, we'll make sure it goes to those who need it most in our community.

Get in touch with us to arrange a donation. Together, we can reduce food waste and help our neighbours in need!