Portland Fruit Tree Project

We are starting from the ground UP this year, is growing food exclusively for one of our pantry partners , and we are here to help recruit farm hands for the season. 🍅🍓

Feeling powerless? Here is a possible antidote🤗: Get out to a beautiful farm in NW Portland and get your hands dirty helping, 2 hour shifts most Wednesday and some Thursday mornings are on our volunteer calendar .org.

Bring a group from work or perhaps some kids that need some time outside 💪

Save the Date for super FUN summer block party vibes for FREE with our friends Lucky Horseshoe Portland and Straightaway cocktails 6.20.26, Solstice Saturday @ Clinton and 26th. Their authentic italian menu and amazing cocktail creations are not to be missed.🍒🥘🍕

We will be there making free buttons 🥰 with ya'll with our new button making machine, and enjoying a cherry bomb, made with urban gleaned fruit and Straightaway Accompani, benefiting our work in the urban orchard.

is on at 7pm!

Cherries, and berries, are up! (..and plums are next 🥰)

Let's go 2026 harvest season, jump on our NEWLY DONATED website, and get your trees registered for harvest, or drop off cherries and berries with our easy DIY all hours, all days process you can also find outlined there and we will get them out to our community. 🤓

It's harvest season! Bins are getting ready, labeled and set to be loaded (and unloaded, and reloaded!).

Please join us in registering fruiting plants and trees on property's we all steward within the greater PDX urban orchard, and help us get all of this excess fruit out to our pantry partners. 🍒🍒🍒

Orchard highlight of the week: ✨ Sabin Community Orchard ✨
This precious gem in NE Portland is one of our beloved community orchards that we tend to, along with our volunteers, supporters, and pollinators. Join us in getting this abundance into our homes by helping us with our mission, and together we will 🍎🌱🐝🍒🫐🍇🌸

Harvests can be scheduled starting NOW for cherry season. 🍒🙏🍒🙏🍒🙏

Go to www.portlandfruit.org/harvest and get on our schedule!

Spread the word to your friends and neighbors 😉 please.

Winners of our Second Annual Spring will be contacted today!

Thank you for playing Portland, and CONGRATS to raffle package winners:

😆Sarah W.
😆Melanie B.
😆Laura van E.
😆Sam B.
😆Claudia DR.
😆Heather J.
😆Kianna V.
😆Michele H.
😆Stacy T.

Thanks for helping us 😍

We are CONSTANTLY adding dates to our volunteer calendar, so if you went today, you might miss what's posted tomorrow! 🗓️

🤓Don't miss an opportunity to work with us in the field or in the kitchen, get on the mailing list and get automated emails about things popping up near you! You can sort preferences by geographical area and interest, and get emails that are targeted just to you!

This is outside of our newsletter, which is obviously also awesome, but the volunteer feed can be your only coorespondance if you prefer. 🤗

with us!

Such an EASY way to learn orchard management with us! Join us for upcoming dates in the sunshine! 🍒🤗😎

Thinning fruitlets is an easy way for kids to get involved in our volunteer days as school comes to a close! Check for upcoming dates at www.portlandfruit.org/volunteer and learn more about doing your own thinning, and WHY, on our blog!🏡