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[Pat Meadows <pat@meadows.pair.com>]

On Sat, 03 Sep 2005 16:29:21 +0000, you wrote:

>
>Questions I'm wondering about-- How much help could back-yard growers be, or 
>is this only a large-scale thing, because of logistics?  What can a zone 4/5 
>back-yard grower do to help w/ zone 7/8 fruit plantings?  If we can't 
>actually grow anything, should we be thinking of eventually offering money, 
>and if so, to what groups?
>

For the time being - the short term - I would recommend
either the Red Cross or Salvation Army: I know that both are
on the scene and will play major continuing roles.

http://www.redcross.org

http://www.salvationarmy.org

For the longer run:  The Garden Writer's Association (GWA)
has the 'Plant a Row for the Hungry' project.  

http://www.gardenwriters.org/Par/

Maybe NAFEX could start a similar project?  'Plant a Tree
for the Hungry'?  'Plant a Fruit Tree in a City' ?  

Or - if not a totally separate effort - maybe collaborate
with the GWA?  

Pat
-- northern Pennsylvania
"Rats and roaches live by competition under the laws of
supply and demand. It is the privilege of human beings to
live under the laws of justice and mercy." - Wendell Berry