Edible Trees Grant

Tree Canada's Edible Trees Grant aims to empower communities by reconnecting them with local food sources through the planting of edible trees and shrubs. This initiative addresses food insecurity, which affects approximately 1 in 12 Canadians, promoting access to nutritious food.

Tree Canada’s Edible Trees program reconnects people back to their local food sources and builds community.
Helping Canadians access healthy food
Studies suggest that approximately 1 in 12 Canadians have experienced food insecurity, or in other words, the lack of access to the variety or quantity of food needed due to lack of money. The inability to access healthy and nutritious food is often reported alongside poor health, multiple chronic conditions, long-term physical and mental disabilities, and major depression.
By planting edible trees and shrubs, those that produce fruits, nuts, seeds, berries and pods that suit human taste, we reconnect people back to their local food sources and build community.
Tree Canada supports community-based projects throughout Canada, such as those with educational institutions, First Nations communities, municipalities, community groups or gardens, food banks and community housing projects. From community gardens in Victoria, BC to foraging walls in Charlottetown, PEI Tree Canada is committed to providing the support and resources needed for planting edible trees and shrubs in communities across Canada.
Since 2012, Tree Canada and its sponsors have completed over 279 Edible Trees projects and planted over 21,900 fruit and nut trees in communities across Canada.

Eligibility

Who can apply: educational institutions, First Nations communities, municipalities, community groups or gardens, food banks and community housing projects