Hidden Harvest is a program of EnviroCentre that brings community members together to pick and share fruit. We organize volunteer-led harvest events on public and private property, and a portion of harvested fruit is always donated to a local food agency to share with community members. Since 2012, Hidden Harvest has rescued over 120,000 pounds of fruits and nuts, averting over 43,000kgs of GHG, and helping to feed thousands of local families.  

And because both food agencies and volunteers are often hyper-local, some of the work takes place by bike! Whether volunteers are cycling to a harvest or delivering freshly picked fruit to a nearby food agency on their bikes, active transportation is another way Hidden Harvest helps reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Last year, Hidden Harvest was included in the filming schedule for Season Two of An Optimist’s Guide for the Planet, hosted by Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (best known for his work on Game of Thrones). As part of the filming, volunteers delivered rescued fruit by bicycle, highlighting how simple, community-led actions can support climate solutions and food security at the same time. If you would like to volunteer to pick fruit with Hidden Harvest, you can register as a volunteer. And if you have a fruit or nut tree, you can register your tree for harvesting to help support a great cause.

EnviroCentre staff & Hidden Harvest volunteer delivering fruit by bicycle.