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Urban Food Forestry Initiatives

By Kyle · Comments (0)
Thursday, May 31st, 2012

Below is an ongoing list of initiatives around the world dedicated to planting, harvesting, and/or mapping urban food trees.  This list will continue to grow over time and will eventually be represented as an interactive map — please contact me or leave a comment if you would like to add an initiative to the list.

Name of Initiative or OrganizationLocationFoundedPlantingMappingHarvesting
City FruitSeattle, WA2008xxx
Fallen FruitLos Angeles, CA2004xxx
Life Cycles Fruit Tree ProjectVictoria, BC2000xxx
Madison Fruits and NutMadison, WI2010xx
City of Calgary Community OrchardsCalgary, Canada2009xx
Ben Nobleman Community OrchardToronto, Canada2009xx
Philadelphia Orchard ProjectPhiladelphia, PA2007xx
San Francisco Urban Orchard ProjectSan Francisco, CA2012xx
Urban Abundance Fruit Tree ProgramVancouver, BC2009xx
Beacon Food ForestSeattle, WA2011x
Union Street Urban OrchardLondon, UK2010x
Bloomington Community OrchardBloomington, IN2010x
Communities Take Root (nation-wide)30+ cities, USA2010x
Rapid City Urban OrchardRapid City, SD2010x
Chicago RaritiesChicago, IL2009x
Husthwaite Community OrchardHusthwaite, UK2009x
The London Orchard ProjectLondon, UK2009x
Fruit Tree Planting Foundation100+ cities2002x
Dr. George Washington Carver Edible ParkAsheville, NC1998x
Community Harvest of South West SeattleSeattle, WA2007xx
Boskoi Urban EdiblesNetherlands2010x
Neighborhood FruitUSA, Canada2009x
Hackney HarvestLondon, UK2009x
Urban EdiblesPortland, OR2006x
Pierce County Gleaning ProjectTacoma, WA2010x
Food ForwardS. California2009x
Neighborhood HarvestAshland, OR2008x
Not Far From the TreeToronto, Canada2008x
North Berkeley HarvestBerkeley, CA2008x
Abundance ManchesterManchester, UK2008x
Grow SheffieldSheffield, UK2007x
Solid Ground Community Fruit Tree HarvestSeattle, WA2007x
Backyard Harvest Community OrchardWA, ID2006x
Portland Fruit Tree ProjectPortland, OR2006x
Boston Area GleanersBoston, MA2004x
Village HarvestS. California2001x
Vancouver Fruit Tree Project SocietyVancouver, BC1999x
Baltimore Orchard ProjectBaltimore, MD2012xx
Meridian Garden Food ForestMinneapolis, MN2014
ReTreeUSDurham, ME2013

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