tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26113031.post115833924089265434..comments2023-09-18T04:40:34.570-07:00Comments on Blue Skies Urban Farm: Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17297237900094898777noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26113031.post-1158765365659325642006-09-20T08:16:00.000-07:002006-09-20T08:16:00.000-07:00Wow, thanks for the link. That's a really cool pro...Wow, thanks for the link. That's a really cool project. I bet we could get a lot of fruit for our local food bank from our town. The streets are just covered with rotting apples right now!Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17297237900094898777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26113031.post-1158414798183436782006-09-16T06:53:00.000-07:002006-09-16T06:53:00.000-07:00Hi Robin. Re: fruit from trees going to waste, we ...Hi Robin. Re: fruit from trees going to waste, we have a program in our city that promotes local eating (Hamilton Eat Local Project: http://www.environmenthamilton.org/eatlocal/). One of the projects they coordinate is a Fruit Tree Project where a group of volunteers goes and picks/gathers fruit from backyard trees. They give some to the tree owner (if they want it!), some to the volunteers, and the bulk of the harvest goes to a local food bank. Last year was the first year for the project, and they harvested over 1300 lbs of fruit! I'm going to start volunteering with them soon.<BR/><BR/>KarenKaren McLaughlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07510602668460825298noreply@blogger.com