Fruit on Your Fruit Trees Going to Waste?

Every Sunday, the Free Farm Stand sets up shop at Treat Commons and offers a beautiful array of produce to low-income and tight-budgeted folks from the neighborhood. It’s run by Tree, who also writes the Free Farm Stand blog. Over the weekend, the woman on the left had a bright idea:

Fillipa suggested I put up a sign in the neighborhood saying that I am available to pick people’s fruit trees. She knows of two neighbors with fruit trees that don’t get picked. I think I will do that and let people know that the farm stand will take any fruit as well as pick it.

Link. So if your fruit tree is sitting unattended, get in touch with Tree via the blog, or visit the Free Farm Stand at the Treat Commons Community Garden (at 23rd and Treat) every Sunday from 1-3pm.

Previously on Mission Mission:

Who Wants to be an Urban Farming Intern?

Treat Street Treats

4 Responses to “Fruit on Your Fruit Trees Going to Waste?”

  1. Great idea and I applaud your community service skills.

  2. johnny0 says:

    That’s great, especially since the San Francisco food bank won’t take fruit from trees. However, the Second Harvest guys down in Santa Clara are happy to do so.

  3. Joy Shaffer says:

    I have aa apple trim that is overloaded with fruit. I have had an accident and cannot harvest the fruit. My gardner just loads then into the garbage. If you desire to make use of these delicious apples, please call 510 465 5065. We are located on Longridge rd in Oakland, border of Piedmont near Crocker Highlands School.

    Thank you

  4. Joy Shaffer says:

    Apples are available from my tree in front yard. If wanted ,please call 510 465 5065. Crocker Highlands area of Oakland.