Reading another blog throws up a new idea- a fruit gathering organization-a sort of co-operative to harvest all the fruit grown in our neighborhood that is never harvested- here is the idea
-”start a neighborhood fruit gleaning cooperative. .. to distribute flyers offering to harvest the fruit for free (for which I will plan to find volunteers, perhaps drawn from my meat CSA list). … everyone who lets us pick their tree could receive a selection of goodies from others’ trees, some could be donated to People’s Grocery or foodbanks if they want it, and we could have canning/preserving parties with the rest. ..here are lemons, limes, oranges, tangerines, Buddha’s hands, plums, apples, loquats, pomegranates, kiwis, and figs all in a 10-block radius..
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