The Richmond Fruit Tree Sharing Project connects volunteers with growing and harvesting fruit and vegetables – for our neighbours in need.
Welcome
The Sharing Farm Needs Your Help!
Please consider making a contribution by clicking the CanadaHelps button below.
Your kind donation will be used to buy materials and supplies for the farm and orchard such as tools, herb seedlings, organic fertilizer, gloves etc.
If you have any questions, please contact marygazetas@shaw.ca for further details about the project's current needs. Thank you.
The Sharing Farm project is located at two sites: South end of Gilbert Road beside the City Tree Nursery, and in the Terra Nova Rural Park – 2631 Westminster Highway, near the West Dyke.
The Terra Nova Sharing Farm is the project's permanent home.
In nine years the Richmond Fruit Tree Sharing Project has harvested over 200,000 pounds of fruit and vegetables to give to those living with poverty.
Action and Info
Register as a volunteer or as a volunteer group.
Downloads
Download our current RFTSP brochure. (pdf, 2.2 MB)
The Sharing Farm Documentary
The Sharing Farm Documentary is now available on DVD with closed captions.
For public, non-profit societies, institutions or education use, please contact Moving Images Distribution to place an order.
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News From the Fields
Fun on the Sharing Farm
A farming summer camp for kids 7-11 years old. Do the things that a real farmer does on a real farm! 9 am to 12 pm. $100.00 per week. Click on the links below to register.
Week 1: August Monday 9th to Friday 13th
Week 2: August Monday 16th to Friday 20th
Week 3: August Monday 23rd to Friday 27th
New Faces at the Sharing Farm
A special welcome to our new staff: Emily Pearson, Kareno Hawbolt (farm manager) and Maciej Jamrozik. Emily attends the University of Guelph and Maciej is studying at the University of Toronto.
For drop in volunteer hours, Emily and Maciej are at the Terra Nova Farm Tuesdays through Saturdays - 9 AM to 4 PM
Thank You Telus!
The Terra Nova Sharing Farm was a busy place on Saturday, May the 29th when over 200 TELUS employees volunteered to help make planting rows in the fields, planted herbs and veggie starts and weeded cheerfully in the rain that never let up.
TELUS also gave our project recently a community grant of $5000!
Community Supported Agriculture Shares Sold Out!
The Richmond Fruit Tree Sharing Project sold all 15 Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) shares. A small portion of vegetables, herbs and fruit were sold to shareholders in order to raise much needed funds to buy seeds and fertilizer and pay for our amazing staff.
The Greenhouse Social Club 2010
This group is continuing in its third year and meets Thursdays from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm, and Mondays from 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm. People of all ages are welcome to come out and help in the greenhouse, the hoop houses and new seeding room. For further information please email Susan Leehem.