staceym's blog

So you came home from a harvest with a lot of beautiful red crabapples.  Now what?  Well, there are lots of great things that can be done with crabapples.  First, you should be aware that there are several types of crabapples.  The smaller ones, like in the picture at the top of this page, are called Dolgo crabs.  They are fantastic for making jelly because they produce a really great colour.  My jelly recipe is handed down from my mother and is pretty simple.  Throw the crabapples in a pot with an inch or so of water.  Cook them, stirring often, unti

Calgary Harvest was featured in a short segment on Global TV last weekend.  Since then, over 150 homeowners have registered their trees!  We now have 700 homes registered, and many of them have multiple trees.  The Calgary Urban Harvest Project is run entirely by volunteers.  We have 18 amazing coordinators who have taken on the job of coordinating the harvest in their areas of the city.  Our coordinators rely on volunteers who actually pick the fruit.  Currently, we do not have enough volunteers to keep up with the demand.  If you know someone who might b

Turns out in Calgary you can find some big apples....

And some sweet apples...

But who thought you could find both in one?! 

The coordinators got together today for the first harvest of the 2011 season.  The season is just starting, so it is mostly cherries at this point, with a few early apples.  There was a lot of conversation and also a few pained exclamations from amidst the thorny gooseberry bushes!  We had a great time and are looking forward to working together this harvest season.