Apple Capture: Pick & Press Events
August 30, 2023 |
Join us to pick apples and press juice!
In 2022, 310 volunteers of the Apple Capture program picked 2,966 lbs of fruit from 45 yards and pressed about 2,697lbs of apples into 223L of juice! Some of this juice went home with volunteers while some was donated to our local Food Recovery programs in each community.
Cranbrook and Kimberley are home to many fruit trees and the harvest season is around the corner. Help us ensure that local fruit is diverted from going to the landfill or becoming wildlife attractants by volunteering at one of our Pick and Press events!
*PICKING EVENTS* Register through ticket link
August 30 —CRANBROOK 4:00 – 7:00 pm, meet at the Public Produce Garden (710 18 Ave. N)
September 3 — KIMBERLEY 10:00 am – 2:00 pm, meet at the Kimberley Community Garden (915 Rotary Dr.)
September 9 — CRANBROOK 10:00 am – 2:00 pm, meet at the Public Produce Garden (710 18 Ave. N)
September 22 — KIMBERLEY 4:00 – 7:00 pm, meet at the Kimberley Community Garden (915 Rotary Dr.) What to bring: gloves, hats, snacks, water, and something warm if it’s a cool day. If you can bring along a truck and a ladder, even better!
*PRESSING EVENTS* Register through ticket link
September 16 — KIMBERLEY 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, at the Kimberley Community Garden (915 Rotary Dr.) *ANNUAL HARVEST PARTY
October 7 — CRANBROOK 1:00 – 5:00 pm, at the Public Produce Garden (710 18 Ave. N) *POTLUCK TO FOLLOW
October 8 — KIMBERLEY 1:00 – 4:00 pm, at the Kimberley Community Garden (915 Rotary Dr.)
What to bring: dress for the weather and bring some containers to take some of that sweet nectar home with you