Category : Fruit Share

You’re in the sharing spirit.  You have fresh fruits or veggies you’d like to donate.

There’s just one problem, you’re not sure where, when, how and to whom to donate your fruit.

Problem solved.  Here is a handy, dandy reference listing nine Winnipeg organizations that will accept fresh fruit and vegetable donations.  Included in this document are all the logistical details you’ll need to know right from where to park to which door to enter.

Sharing the Harvest: When, Where and How to Donate Fruit – pdf

And, if you need help in getting to your chosen charity, check out this MapQuest map which shows all nine locations.

Winnipeg Fruit Donation Map

But don’t forget to consider some of the other groups and individuals that might exist in your neighbourhood.  Perhaps there’s a seniors’ centre nearby, a garden club or a neighbourhood group that would welcome a fruit donation for a specific program or event.

These resources were developed as part of the Guide to Backyard Fruit funded by the Manitoba Alternative Food Research Alliance(MAFRA) and the Canadian Home Economics Foundation (CHEF).  For future reference they will be listed in the top right corner of this website under “Guide to Backyard Fruit”.

Thanks for sharing!

 

Beautiful Rhubarb

Rhubarb is beautiful.

Rhubarb is colourful.  There are numerous varieties of rhubarb ranging in colour from celery green to strawberry red.  But take note, colour is not an indication of sweetness.  Trust me, when I tasted these three varieties, they all tasted equally tart to me!

Rhubarb is tart.  It does require some form of sweetener, which may leave you wondering, why bother?  If you have to load it up with sugar, isn’t it better not to eat it at all?

If you’re a purist and you don’t consume jam, syrup, muffins, crisps, bars, or fruit beverages then yes, you probably would find rhubarb of limited use.  However, while our family is trying to cut back on sugar, we still eat those foods, and when we do, I want our choices to be good ones.  As much as possible, we prefer food that’s home grown, local and homemade so that we control the ingredients.  Why not take advantage of the fact that rhubarb is local, cheap, and a source of fibre, vitamin C, Vitamin K and calcium.

Which would you prefer for your family?

  • toast with store bought fruit jam or homemade rhubarb jam
  • pancakes with syrup or stewed rhubarb
  • muffins with store bought frozen cranberries or local rhubarb
  • koolaid or rhubarb slush

And, of course all things in moderation.  I’m more likely to give my kids water or milk with their meal than rhubarb slush, but on those special occasions I would much rather serve a glass of rhubarb slush than koolaid or pop.

Why not give rhubarb another chance?  Try some of Fruit Share’s favourite rhubarb recipes.

Rhubarb

Let the picking begin!

This week we had our first rhubarb harvests.  Check out the tally on the side to see how much we’ve collected and where we’re donating it.

Thanks to all our fruit owners for giving us access to their rhubarb and thanks to the volunteers who are picking and sharing it.

Now, to enjoy that rhubarb here are some great recipes submitted by our volunteers and fans in 2010!

The following are some recipes that were submitted to our blog in 2010.  Just click on the link to get the full recipe.

Rustic Rhubarb Tart

Honey Oat Whole Wheat Muffins

Classic Stewed Rhubarb

Rhubarb Parfait

Rhubarb Sour Cream Coffee Cake

Rhubarb Slush Beverage

Rhubarb Crisp

Rhubarb Oatmeal Bars