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From COVID-19 response to sweet cloth masks, if you’re curious about how 2020 shaped up for Hidden Harvest Ottawa, check out our End of Year Report slidedeck. Note: after this report was put together, we resuced another 1,300lbs, raising our total to 6,800lbs rescued! You’ll find an overview…

There are many reasons to make the effort to gather, process, dry and crack local black walnuts. They are delicious, nutritious, and often, free. Nuts are ready to harvest when they’ve fallen from the tree, though you want to avoid the first nuts dropped early in the season – those are likely…

Hidden Harvest Ottawa (HHO), recognizes the gravity of the current context of COVID-19, and has established COVID-19 Guidelines to ensure the health and safety of our volunteers, tree owners, food agency staff and volunteers, and the general public during this harvest season. We have heard from food…

Thank you for your interest in volunteering with Hidden Harvest at Beau’s Oktoberfest 2019! Beau’s All Natural Brewing Company has given us a great opportunity to raise funds to support Hidden Harvest in rescuing more fruit. Not only are they…

Strategic Planning Process Each year, our Steering Committee (formerly known as our Advisory Committee), our staff, some key volunteers, and some partners get together in the depths of winter for warm drinks, food, fellowship and strategic…

Hidden Harvest Ottawa wouldn’t exist without our amazing and dedicated volunteers. So, we have created a new Featured Volunteer segment to showcase these fantastic folks! Learn about who volunteers with Hidden Harvest and what they get up to outside of rescuing fruit. Meet Maya.   “I…

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Harvesting statistics & an annual report slide show for our fourth year in operation. (more…)

Canada’s current policy framework, Growing Forward 2, expires in March 2018. The federal government is working on replacing that policy. Today they released (more…)

While winter may bring a (temporary) halt to the harvesting of fruit and nuts, we Canadians know that from approx. February – March our local maple trees start producing that liquid gold sap! Understandably, we are often contacted by members of the community regarding our involvement in and knowledge…