City Fruit

City Fruit harvests and stewards urban fruit trees to support sustainable and equitable access to fruit.

Urban fruit trees are a valuable community resource. City Fruit started because tree owners did not have the avenues to share excess fruit and community members were not aware that they could harvest from public orchards. We help tree owners grow healthy fruit, provide assistance in harvesting and preserving fruit, promote the sharing of extra fruit with neighbors, and work to protect public fruit trees.

City Fruit started in late 2008 when founder Gail Savina organized a group of like-minded people who were interested in trying to redirect Seattle’s excess fruit from waste. City Fruit now manages this incredible resource holistically, focusing on education, stewardship, food policy, and sustainability, in addition to the harvesting and equitable distribution of the fruit.

City Fruit has grown from a dedicated group of volunteers to an independent non-profit organization with access to over 7,000 fruit trees & vines and four core staff located in the Fremont neighborhood.