Rhubarb Harvest Share

We were excited when we got the call this week to pick some unwanted rhubarb just south of Yorkton! A big thank you goes out to Elva for sharing her excess rhubarb with us - and to her grandchildren for helping us pick - we harvested 37.5 pounds in all!!

The Salvation Army was very pleased to receive the donation, and we were thrilled to make the drop off. We hope that with ongoing fruit tree registrations, there will soon be more to follow!

Grow 'n' Share in the News!

A big thank you to Calvin Daniels for helping spread the word about fruit sharing in Yorkton This Week. To read the article, click here. We are currently accepting fruit tree registrations - to register your fruit tree for picking, please call 782-0952!

Tree Scouting Walk

Over the next few weeks, volunteers of Grow 'n' Share may be knocking on your door or leaving this flyer in your mail box:

We'll be looking to register fruit bearing trees or shrubs that owners are not fully utilizing, but would like to have picked. If you receive this flyer and have questions (and we hope you do!), please do not hesitate to call us: 782-0952 (Shanon) or email: shanon (at) nexxus (dot) cc.

Tree Canada Grant

The Community Garden Alliance was awarded funding from Tree Canada to purchase fruit trees and berry bushes to be planted on the property of the Yorkton Alliance Church. Eventually, as these trees mature and bear fruit, they will fall under the responsibility of the Grow 'n' Share program to harvest and distribute!

Volunteers worked hard Saturday, May 12th planting crab, apple, plum, pear, cherry, saskatoons and haskaps! We look forward to the bounty! Thank you Tree Canada and to everyone who helped with this project!

Monthly Meetup

If you're interested in learning more about the Grow 'N' Share program or the Community Garden project, please join us at our monthly meetups. We meet the second Thursday of every month - and the next one is this upcoming Thursday, May 10th. Here are the details:

Time: 5:00 pm
Where: Yorkton Alliance Church, 186 Allanbrooke Drive

Learn about our upcoming plans and how you can get involved! Hope to see you there!

Come Out to Our Informational Night

AFSA, in connection with the Community Garden Alliance and Grow 'N' Share, is pleased to invite the public to our informational night open house. Stop by to learn more about the above initiatives and how you can get involved. Doors open at 7:00 pm at the Alliance Church on Allanbrook Drive. Hope to see you there!

Thank You!

Thank you to all who came out to support the second annual Prairie Sun Seed Festival February 25th. We had the chance to meet lots of new people and to hear feedback on the idea of harvest sharing. Grow 'N' Share was also given the opportunity to unveil its program to the community by presenting as one of the guest speakers.  

Devin Wilger, a reporter from the Yorkton News Review, was kind enough to stop by the Grow 'N' Share booth at the Prairie Sun Seed Festival for an interview. You can read his article about the Grow 'N' Share initiative here.

Warren Crossman & Shanon Hilton discussing Grow 'N' Share program details at the Prairie Sun Seed Festival.

We are now accepting tree registrations, and we welcome you to submit a registration for your tree if you have one. Depending on the response to this program and the number of volunteers available for help, trees will likely be picked on a first come, first serve basis in terms of when the application was received.

If you have specific questions or would like more information about tree registration, please do not hesitate to contact us!