Our Mission, Vision and Values
About OFRE
Operation Fruit Rescue Edmonton (OFRE) connects our community through harvesting and preserving local fruit. Our mission is to reduce waste, share knowledge, and empower Edmontonians with food preservation skills, ensuring that everyone benefits from the bounty of fresh, locally grown produce.
What Drives Us
Mission
OFRE will mobilize volunteers to harvest, process, preserve and donate local fruit. OFRE will get the fruit in the hands, mouths, and minds of people in the Edmonton capital region by fostering community involvement and knowledge sharing.
Mission
The Edmonton capital region is a place where all of the locally grown fruit is used productively to support the health and well-being of the community.
Values
Our values, represented by the acronym SCALE, guide everything we do at OFRE, ensuring we maximize impact through Sharing, Connecting, Access, Local focus, and Education.
- Sharing: Distributing of excess fruit to maximize use and minimize waste.
- Connecting: Connecting people together to build a strong diverse community.
- Access: Allowing anyone, no matter of their income, access to fresh local fruit.
- Local: Think local, act local, for sustainable independent solutions.
- Education: Empowering people through teaching, learning, and understanding the benefits of locally grown food.