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*Usually works on (mostly?) [[Volunteer Labor]] | *Usually works on (mostly?) [[Volunteer Labor]] | ||
*The resulting food is usually given to [[Food Banks]] and/or distributed amongst the community | *The resulting food is usually given to [[Food Banks]] and/or distributed amongst the community | ||
=Backround= | |||
*Typically if one family/obuilding on a street in a suburb has a [[Citrus Tree]] the group has more oranges etc than they know what to do with a few days to a week or so into Harvest Season | |||
*Thus usually the whole street, and friends of the group often share the harvest of that one tree | |||
*If one were to plant 3-10 Trees Alongside a [[Community Garden]] this would make labor easier, while still allowing for [[Local Food]] | |||
*Also trees can provide shade/shelter for certain crops (See [[Agroforestry]] ) | |||
=Internal Links= | =Internal Links= | ||
Revision as of 04:07, 20 January 2021
Basics
- A small Orchard that is Collectively Owned / Collectively Managed by the community
- Usually works on (mostly?) Volunteer Labor
- The resulting food is usually given to Food Banks and/or distributed amongst the community
Backround
- Typically if one family/obuilding on a street in a suburb has a Citrus Tree the group has more oranges etc than they know what to do with a few days to a week or so into Harvest Season
- Thus usually the whole street, and friends of the group often share the harvest of that one tree
- If one were to plant 3-10 Trees Alongside a Community Garden this would make labor easier, while still allowing for Local Food
- Also trees can provide shade/shelter for certain crops (See Agroforestry )