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
- 2 min
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
- 2 min
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
- 2 min
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
- 1 min
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, 2023
- 1 min
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, 2023
- 6 min
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, 2023
- 1 min
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, 2023
- 1 min
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, 2023
- 2 min
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, 2022
- 1 min
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, 2022
- 2 min
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, 2022
- 1 min
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, 2022
- 1 min
Harvest Apple Pie
The fruits of our first harvest were baked in a pie.
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forestcitytreeats
- Sep 17, 2022
- 1 min
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, 2022
- 2 min
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, 2022
- 2 min
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, 2022
- 1 min
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, 2022
- 1 min
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, 2021
- 1 min
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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