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  • From: mIEKAL aND <qazingulaza@gmail.com>
  • To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Ornamental trees
  • Date: Wed, 3 Feb 2010 10:05:47 -0600

I wouldn't be so quick to dismiss the idea. Community food shed
groups are starting gleaning projects in quite a few cities. We have
one going in Viroqua, about 20 miles from where I live & there are
several large scale projects that actually map where productive trees
are.

http://www.fallenfruit.org

~mIEKAL

On Wed, Feb 3, 2010 at 10:01 AM, Jim Fruth <jimfruth@charter.net> wrote:
> mIEKAL wrote, "(If it was up to me I'd be planting edibles everywhere &
> encourage people to pick & use them.)"
>
>
>    The city fathers of Los Banos, California, thought that too when they
> planted Carob Trees along the streets.  If any of the pods are used, it
> can't be very many of them because there comes a huge mess of pods at
> ripening time that the city has to clean up.
>
> Jim Fruth
> Brambleberry Farm
> Pequot Lakes, MN  56472
> For jams, jellies, syrups and more:
> www.jellygal.com
> 1-877-265-6856 (Toll Free)
> 1-218-831-7018 (My Cell)
>




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