CKX Jam Session: Money Doesn't Grow on Fruit Trees (Hidden Harvest)

Interactive map found on: ottawa.hiddenharvest.ca

www.HiddenHarvestOttawa.ca

Land in Hectares

City of Ottawa 19,000

NCC 20,000

Private, Crown, Reserve 238,800

Total, Ottawa 277,800

Potential Food-bearing Trees

City of Ottawa 17,473

NCC 18,000 estimate

Private, Crown, Reserve 200,000 estimate

Total, Ottawa 235,473 estimate

Hidden Harvest Ottawa# Trees

Harvested# Lbs

Harvested

2012 20 465

2013 142 5,984

20?? 235,473 7,698,889

fruit

Wasting

food is

not taboo.

Food trees

are not valued.

Fruit & Tree Nut Farms in Canada (2012)

# of Farms Total Operating Revenues Net Income

1,795 $10,000 to $49,999 $ - 832

860 $50,000 to $99,999 $ 2,086

1,110 $100,000 to $249,999 $ 20,759

510 $250,000 to $499,999 $ 56,021

580 $500,000 and over $ 291,505

60% of

Farms

22% of

Farms

source: Statistics Canada – CANSIM Table 002-0047, accessed November 2014

Get Involved!

• Gardens – Donate a Row

• Farms – Community Harvest

• Food Service – City Harvest

• Food Retail – Fresh Harvest

• Policy – Ottawa Food Policy Council

• Trees – Hidden Harvest

“Durable Life” / “Best Before” Date• Do not guarantee product safety

• Must appear on: pre-packaged foods that will keep

fresh for 90 days or less, and are packaged at a place

other than the retail store from which they are sold.

Expiration Date

• Must appear on: Formulated liquid diets, meal

replacements, nutritional supplements, infant formula

• Food should be discarded after the expiration date

“Use by” Date

• may replace "best before" for pre-packaged fresh

yeast only.