Urban Foraging Provides Free Fruit
Finding a big, old fruit or nut tree in a city can indicate that you’re standing in a heritage neighborhood. Ask a resident, and you’ll often hear them say they don’t know what kind of tree it is, consider it a nuisance, and haven’t even tasted the fruit!
Last year, I decided to offset my food costs with foraged food. The season started with the Seed Swap held at the main branch of the County Library in Klamath Falls, Oregon. I asked if the group was planning to make an effort to harvest neglected tree fruit. About five people showed interest in the idea.
Connecting with Like Minds
Our small urban foraging group began discussing how to proceed. We decided to approach the local senior center, and asked if it would like to host a cider-making fundraiser. The senior center director agreed. We also needed a place to store apples before cider making, and the Klamath Food Bank agreed to share its cold storage with us. We lacked a cider press and grinder, and our local tool library didn’t have any. Then questions came up about liability insurance.
To move
