Month: February 2020

Saturday February 15 saw a lovely misty morning family pick aided by four enthusiastic children that ended up yielding 60 kgs of apples & plums. Our two volunteer Committee members, Charissa & Kim and their families shared the bounty with both the Salvos & Anglicare with all damaged fruit delivered to Ballarat Wildlife Park. Some … Continue reading A misty morning family harvest

58kgs of pears harvested Friday Feb 21 from a backyard in Brown Hill with an extra 25kg of damaged fruit taken for the enjoyment of animals at Ballarat Wildlife Park. A light drizzle threatened the pick but then the sun came out and a great harvest prevailed with 2 rosellas & a cockatoo watching closely … Continue reading Pear Pick – Brown Hill

47kg of apples harvested in Brown Hill, plus 30kg of damaged (codling moth infested) fruit taken to Ballarat Wildlife Park Apples best suited for cooking donated to Our Kitchen & Food is Free Continue reading Apple Harvest – 20.02.2020

Thanks to Des & Joan for inviting the Hidden Orchard & our band of volunteer pickers to harvest 75kg of delicious Yellow Plums from their garden. Fruit was distributed on day to Ballarat Soup Bus & Food is Free Laneway with more to be distributed to other community organisations. All spoilt fruit was taken to … Continue reading Plum picking Lake Wendouree

https://www.thecourier.com.au/story/6619398/the-volunteers-ensuring-fruit-on-your-backyard-trees-does-not-go-to-waste/?cs=62&fbclid=IwAR2M7Ssaj6zOyeytqRDHjO9HcjtNyIa-WYeGdA1-Q2-0zPpf2pwo5ZEbqZE Continue reading The Courier supports THO

Another successful harvest, this time 33kgs of pears harvested from an 100 year old pear tree. All work was performed under the careful supervision of Toby, the extremely friendly Jack Russell cross. Rochelle from The Courier came and had a chat with Ellen so look out for a story about The Hidden Orchard in the … Continue reading 100 year old Pear Tree

Harvest Season begins with a 40kg harvest of Yellow Flesh Plums in Brown Hill. Small group of 6 volunteers and 3 kids made quick work of the crop. Continue reading Harvest Season Begins 2020