Where the Harvest Has Gone

Every fall since 2012, apples that would have been left in the orchard have been picked, bagged, and turned into support for a partner doing hard, patient work somewhere in the world. Two projects have carried that support so far — and in 2026, the harvest turns toward a new one.

  • Woman smiling as she lifts a double handful of soil from a garden bed beside broad green leaves.

    2020–2025

    West Pokot, Kenya

    Jitokeze Wamama Wafrika

    Six harvests supported self-help groups, school fees, and safe houses for girls escaping early marriage and FGM — work that gave women in West Pokot a livelihood of their own.

  • Woman standing in tall grass holding up a cluster of freshly dug cassava tubers still attached to their stems.

    2012–2019

    Gamboula, Central African Republic

    CEFA

    The Center for Experimentation and Training in Agroforestry trialed crops that could survive drought and poor soil, then handed the seed and the know-how to small farmers facing food insecurity.

This Year's Partner

This chapter needs the same thing every chapter has

Beginning fall 2026, we're joining with COCEPRADIL — the Central Committee for Water and Integral Development of Lempira, working on water access and rural development in Lempira, Honduras. The partner is new. What it takes from you isn't: apples ordered, bags packed, a Saturday given.

The COCEPRADIL Story Order Apples