permaculture

["John D'hondt" <dhondt@eircom.net>]

I have never seen Australian fruit in Europe. South African, Peruvian yes 
and these sell readily. It is only a matter of getting it here?
John

> This sickens me. How can we help preserve the remaining trees?  Can we 
> help
> create a market somehow?  We are a fairly large group, located all over 
> the
> world.  Surely our collective minds can provide a solution.  Let's put 
> them
> together and brainstorm for these trees and these humans!
>
> Carolyn
>
>
> On Wed, Jul 3, 2013 at 8:04 AM, Lawrence London 
> <lfljvenaura@gmail.com>wrote:
>
> > http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-07-03/farmers-at-risk-of-suicide-after-losing-supply-contracts/4795684
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> > >
> > Goulburn Valley growers at risk of suicide after losing supply contracts
> >
> > Updated 9 hours 11 minutes ago
> >  *Video:* Heartbreak for Goulburn Valley orchardists (7pm TV News VIC)
> > <
> > http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-07-02/heartbreak-for-goulburn-valley-orchardists/4795164
> > >
> >  <
> > http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-07-02/heartbreak-for-goulburn-valley-orchardists/4795166
> > >
> >  *Map: * Shepparton
> > 3630<http://maps.google.com/?q=-36.382,145.3974%28Shepparton%203630%29&z=5
> > >
> >
> > Thousands of fruit trees, some almost a century old, are being ripped out
> > of the ground in the Goulburn Valley, Victoria's most productive fruit
> > growing area.
> >
> > Farmers say cheap imports are destroying the local industry and around
> > Shepparton, one in five suppliers to the local cannery have revealed they
> > are suffering from depression.
> >
> > SPC Ardmona recently cut its intake of locally-sourced fruit, as the
> > company struggles to compete with a influx of cheap imported fruit on
> > supermarket shelves.
> >
> > Jimmy and Kamal Singh have grown fruit near Shepparton for 14 years.
> >
> > Some of their pear trees are 90 years old.
> >
> >  This is really sad. You can see how healthy these trees are. They grow
> > beautiful fruit. We just can't sell it.
> >  Jimmy Singh, pear grower
> >
> >  Mr Singh has lost his entire contract to supply fruit to the cannery and
> > has already had more than 3,500 trees knocked down.
> >
> > "This is really sad. You can see how healthy these trees are. They grow
> > beautiful fruit. We just can't sell it," he said.
> >
> > Right across the Goulburn Valley trees are being destroyed because of
> > concerns about fruit fly.
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