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forestcitytreeats
Aug 9, 20241 min read
Harvest Season Has Begun
We harvested one pear tree so far, and looks like they are coming on strong. Also we are watching several Crab Apple trees and an Apple...
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forestcitytreeats
Jul 12, 20242 min read
Moving Into Summer, More Tree Map Tips
The Forest City Treeats Map is useful for pointing out accessible fruit in London. A good way to use it is to figure out which fruit is...
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forestcitytreeats
May 27, 20242 min read
Interesting Foraging for early Spring
I have been making cordials from flowers, mostly that are blooming in my garden. In the summer, plain water is not as exciting as...
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forestcitytreeats
Apr 30, 20242 min read
In Spring the thought all turn to PLANTS!!
And there is lots happening! Weekend of May 5, we are giving away all those fruit trees, bushes and plants thanks to the City of London's...
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forestcitytreeats
Mar 28, 20241 min read
Get your own Fruit Trees, Bushes and Plants- FREE!
Once again, the City of London has funded the Neighbourhood Decision Making initiative. And we received the votes to give away free fruit...
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forestcitytreeats
Sep 8, 20231 min read
Give Me Spots On My Apples...
The fall apple harvest is in full swing! And so far we have made 5 different visits and added 18 bushels of fruit to people's diets! And...
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forestcitytreeats
Aug 11, 20236 min read
Fruit is Ripening!
It's that time of year. The nights are cooler but the days are still hot. Fruit and vegetables are ripening. Flowers are abundant. It's...
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forestcitytreeats
May 9, 20231 min read
Black Tupelo and The Label "Other"
I was wandering around our Forest City Treeats map and discovered a Black Tupelo Tree near the Coves. It is also called a Black Gum...
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forestcitytreeats
May 5, 20231 min read
How about them pinecones?
Conifer cones can be eaten.Maybe you can't just pick one up and take a bite, but various parts of the trees are edible. And Spring is...
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forestcitytreeats
Apr 29, 20232 min read
Spring means Rhubarb!
When I was a kid, we had gooseberries, a peach tree and lots of rhubarb in our garden. And as kids we carefully monitored our fruit patch...
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forestcitytreeats
Nov 11, 20221 min read
How to Spread the Word
Katelyn has designed a postcard that we disseminate at events. Feel free to print these and drop them off wherever you see a tree or a...
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forestcitytreeats
Nov 11, 20222 min read
Working to stop the silo-ization
There are quite a few initiatives here in London that endeavour to promote urban food growing and foraging, reducing food insecurity,...
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forestcitytreeats
Oct 7, 20221 min read
Fall doesn't mean that there's nothing going on!
It's fall and the colours are glorious and getting glorious-er by the day. On Sept. 30, several of us met at Cedar Hollow Orchard. And we...
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forestcitytreeats
Sep 20, 20221 min read
Harvest Apple Pie
The fruits of our first harvest were baked in a pie.
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forestcitytreeats
Sep 17, 20221 min read
We Got Our Feet Wet with Our First Harvest
Not literally, though. It was a beautiful sunny but humid day. The tree owner, our volunteer and I made short work of harvesting the...
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forestcitytreeats
Sep 13, 20222 min read
It's (nearly) Fall- let's DO this!
Finally we are able to gather with friends and family and also to gather our harvests. It's a time of celebration. Although the pandemic...
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forestcitytreeats
Sep 13, 20222 min read
Growing movement of volunteers is trying to keep London's backyard fruit bounty from going to waste
Forest City TREEats picks surplus fruit from backyards before it ends up on the ground Colin Butler · CBC News · Posted: Sep 05, 2022...
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forestcitytreeats
Aug 31, 20221 min read
We Made The News!
Food Waste Is A Crime https://london.ctvnews.ca/mobile/food-waste-is-a-crime-promoting-urban-harvesting-to-reduce-waste-combat-food-costs...
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forestcitytreeats
Aug 30, 20221 min read
Updates!
We helped to give away 1000 fruit trees, bushes and plants in June 2022. This was sponsored by a City of London Initiative called TreeMe,...
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forestcitytreeats
Mar 16, 20211 min read
DON'T LET GOOD FOOD GO BAD
Shared Gardens and Trees Forest City Treeats is a website for all of us to collaborate to make London a more food secure city. We have...
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