@freakiness wrote:
@bella_again wrote:In the US they have started to plant fruit trees in some parks so that anyone can access them. I can't remember where I saw it but I thought it was a wonerful idea.
Canberra used to have lots of fruit trees in the streets.
Orange tree's everywhere in Athens, oranges dropping on parked car's, the smell is wonderful and they taste delicious.
grandmoon, Foodbank has been operating in Queensland for some 15 years. I work, like you, as a volunteer for Vinnies in Gympie, our big refrigerated truck makes the trip to Brisbane twice a week. To further stock our pantry the local IGA store also donates mince, chicken, frozen pies & fish, also a well known B & M Bakery donates bread on a regular basis, and the Family Assistance Volunteers are run off their feet...too many people and not enough food, not surprising considering Gympie had the dubious honour of being awarded the 'Highest Unemployment Town' in Queensland. 
@lloydslights wrote:
One minute we're consoling with orchardists who have had to knock their trees down because of cheap imports.
Consoling with the workers at SPC/Ardmona.
Now we are considering planting fruit trees in the streets.
DEB
Are we? Who's we? I don't know about where you live, where I live only the richer suburbs have been allowed to keep their street tree's, the only reason the one out the front of my house has survived is because it's indigenous to the area and protected - all the rest were chopped down years ago. A fruit tree wouldn't last a day, council would chop it.
@lakeland27 wrote:i was looking at some tennis ball size pods on the ground one day and it dawned on me that they were chestnuts . there's a fair few trees around here. must get some more for conkers this year.
Can you eat roast them and eat them.
