Community Fruit Rescue
Harvesting Urban Fruit, Waste Reduction, Tree Care, & Wildlife Coexistence
Inspiring residents to harvest, share, and celebrate the bounty of our urban forest.
Community Fruit Rescue is a 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to harvesting and distributing the surplus urban fruit growing throughout Boulder, Colorado. Since 2014, Community Fruit Rescue has harvested over 94,000 lbs of fruit that would have otherwise gone to waste!
Through our community fruit harvests, we rescue the often overlooked fruit growing throughout Boulder that would otherwise fall to the ground and go to waste. Once gleaned, the fruit is split into thirds: 1/3 to the volunteer pickers, 1/3 donated to people in need in our community, and 1/3 to the tree owners. Even the non-edible grade fruit is rescued and donated to animal sanctuaries!
Tree owners contact us if they need help harvesting their fruit trees.
Community members register to volunteer as fruit pickers.
Once registered, volunteers can view our calendar to find a harvest!
