Community – Fruit Share

Spotlight: North End Food Security Network (NEFSN)

Wed, 29 Jun 2016 03:36:17 +0000

The North End Food Security Network (NEFSN) is one of the non-profit organizations you can share your fruit with this season. I had the opportunity to speak with Melissa and Tressa, the NEFSN Coordinators, about what NEFSN does and how the work they are doing benefits the North End community. What is the NEFSN? The…

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Another Spring Fling Prize Pack

Sat, 28 Mar 2015 20:20:08 +0000

* * * Fruit Share Manitoba would like to extend our thanks to the following Spring Fling prize pack sponsors (clockwise from top left): Long time Fruit Share picking volunteer and fan Sew Dandee is donating a prize pack! Thanks to Manitoba Chicken for supporting the Spring Fling with a beautiful cookbook from Great Tastes…

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Spring Fling Prize Packs!

Thu, 26 Mar 2015 20:00:32 +0000

* * * Fruit Share Manitoba would like to extend our thanks to the following Spring Fling prize pack sponsors (clockwise from top left): Manitoba Canola Growers donated this backpack filled with recipes, cool cooking tools and a pretty snazzy apron. The U of M Press jumped in with a great bundle of books, including…

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Volunteer Interview – Ariel Gordon

Tue, 01 Jul 2014 12:17:38 +0000

Ariel Gordon sits under a tree by the community centre in Wolseley. Her energetic young daughter, Anna, bounces about like the Energizer Bunny in an animé t-shirt. I try not to fangirl too much as she graciously signs my copy of her latest book of poetry, Stowaways. Ariel is a dedicated Fruit Share volunteer. She…

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From Australia to Winnipeg – by Pascale R

Tue, 18 Mar 2014 15:39:10 +0000

There’s a scary and growing trend where we consume and discard fruit and vegetables without a second thought to it. It’s so easily accessible to us, in grocery stores, in markets, at restaurants, that tossing it out is never a concern because we can easily replace it. This leads to a lot of wastage. How…

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The Chokecherry Dilemma – by Ariel Gordon

Mon, 16 Sep 2013 02:54:34 +0000

The wonderful Ariel Gordon shares her Fruit Share experience. http://janedayreader.blogspot.ca/2013/09/chokecherry-dilemmna.html

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Steinbach Update – by Rebecca H

Mon, 09 Sep 2013 02:15:41 +0000

We are having an exciting second year! We have over 70 volunteers, almost 30 homeowners and have rescued over 2000 lbs of fruit! We are building some strong partnerships with community organizations such as Steinbach 55+ and Anna’s House, sharing kitchen space to teach jam and apple sauce workshops. It has been wonderful to get…

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Share Seeds – Spread the Love!

Mon, 26 Aug 2013 15:15:39 +0000

The following is a message from Jeff Shwaluk. If you would like to help him with his mission, contact him at [email protected]. Hello, I own a couple of properties and currently only have raspberries that I transplanted from my hometown farm. I planted them at the front fence for everybody walking by to help themselves.…

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Our First (2013) Pick and Preserve Workshop Was A Success!

Tue, 20 Aug 2013 01:57:51 +0000

Our first pick and preserve workshop was a great success! With five participants in attendance, our facilitator, Camille, led us through the process of making crab apple jelly, fruit leather and apple chips. Along with hands-on experience, Camille provided us with some practical knowledge about canning and preserving fruit and showed us useful resources for…

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Our Dayna on CBC!

Tue, 13 Aug 2013 18:42:54 +0000

Listen here to Dayna, our lovely and accomplished summer coordinator, in conversation with Marilyn Maki of CBC Radio Noon. http://www.cbc.ca/radionoonmanitoba/

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