Welcome to ONE tREE Orchard! We’re building a networked urban orchard to eliminate food waste in your backyard while helping the less fortunate in our community! OtO strives to create value-added benefits to home owners with food-bearing trees that grow our network rapidly and in the process dramatically increase the amount of food that gets rescued. Check out the links below to learn more about what OtO does, how to become a OTO orchardist, schedule a harvest in your neighborhood, or volunteer to be a part of our growth!
KICKOFF HARVEST!!
Be one of the FIRST One Tree Orchardists in Orange County and help spread the word and start building our network! We’re giving away free ONE tREE Orchardist t-shirts to the first 20 households who donate fruit or schedule a harvest, and free bumper stickers to everyone who signs up in the month of May! Click here to get started!
OtO Exchange
One of the most unique benefits ONE tREE offers homeowners is the opportunity to exchange one type of fruit for another that doesn't grow in your yard. Have a beautiful orange tree but no lemons or avocados? Harvest some of the fruit from your tree, bring it to our exchange center, and trade it in for what you want! Our exchange rates vary based on inventory levels and are updated daily on our exchange page. You get more variety from your tree, and you increase the amount of food we can provide to our local food pantry partners! Go you!
Harvest Services
When you signup for a harvest, the OtO team will schedule time with you to come to your house and harvest your tree(s). We can harvest your entire tree or perform a partial harvest of at least 20 pounds (approximately two fruit boxes) for donation to OtO, and we'll leave fruit for you to enjoy at your place. We use top quality Corona pruners and pole pickers from Lobo Products to gently gather even the hard-to-reach fruit on your trees
Donate to OtO
If you just want to help OtO become the number one home food rescue program in Orange County, we gladly accept donations of fruit you've harvested or financial gifts to help us sustain our operations. Contact us for donation locations or to schedule a pickup from your house! If you want to donate your time by volunteering, please touch