If you have yet to find plants to harvest from visit our Map. Please remember to respect the plants you choose to harvest from. We want to make sure everyone gets equal opportunity to enjoy natures' bounty, so please DO NOT cause any damage to the plants you are harvesting from. ONLY pick what you are going to eat. Trees and shrubs work very hard to produce the food you are going to enjoy, so let's not waste it!

The most common method for harvesting is the twist and pull method, but there are quit a few methods. Click HERE to learn about different ways you can harvest fruit. Ideally, to preserve your harvested fruits, try to avoid harvesting in the rain. Be gentle with fruits and branches you are collecting from and remember to do your research! We have many species of fruit bearing plants in Ontario, not all of which are edible. You can use the plant infomation found HERE to help verify the plant species.

Please rememeber that you should ONLY be harvesting from PUBLIC property. Please respect others who may be harvesting and most importanly, HAVE FUN! Take a moment to appreciate your surroundings and learn about the plants you are harvesting from. When you're done harvesting, we reccommend checking out some of the recipes found HERE. (Photo by Zen Chung from Pexels)