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CKX Jam Session: Money Doesn't Grow on Fruit Trees (Hidden Harvest)
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Land in Hectares
City of Ottawa 19,000
NCC 20,000
Private, Crown, Reserve 238,800
Total, Ottawa 277,800
Potential Food-bearing Trees
City of Ottawa 17,473
NCC 18,000 estimate
Private, Crown, Reserve 200,000 estimate
Total, Ottawa 235,473 estimate
Hidden Harvest Ottawa# Trees
Harvested# Lbs
Harvested
2012 20 465
2013 142 5,984
20?? 235,473 7,698,889
Fruit & Tree Nut Farms in Canada (2012)
# of Farms Total Operating Revenues Net Income
1,795 $10,000 to $49,999 $ - 832
860 $50,000 to $99,999 $ 2,086
1,110 $100,000 to $249,999 $ 20,759
510 $250,000 to $499,999 $ 56,021
580 $500,000 and over $ 291,505
60% of
Farms
22% of
Farms
source: Statistics Canada – CANSIM Table 002-0047, accessed November 2014
Get Involved!
• Gardens – Donate a Row
• Farms – Community Harvest
• Food Service – City Harvest
• Food Retail – Fresh Harvest
• Policy – Ottawa Food Policy Council
• Trees – Hidden Harvest
“Durable Life” / “Best Before” Date• Do not guarantee product safety
• Must appear on: pre-packaged foods that will keep
fresh for 90 days or less, and are packaged at a place
other than the retail store from which they are sold.
Expiration Date
• Must appear on: Formulated liquid diets, meal
replacements, nutritional supplements, infant formula
• Food should be discarded after the expiration date
“Use by” Date
• may replace "best before" for pre-packaged fresh
yeast only.