Blue MountainsFruit and Nut Tree Network

Sharing and collective sufficiencyAnitra Nelson & Kat Szuminska

12 September 2012

Why?

• Information sharing• Skills sharing• Surplus sharing

• Producing for direct use• Food security• Collective sufficiency: public and ‘private’ land

bmfruitandnuttreenetwork.blogspot.com

• Posts — information, reports on activities and local developments, comments, discussion• Activities coming up• Register — lists of fruit and nuts harvested in the mountains and those known to be growing by village. Slow Food heritage varieties —slowfoodaustraliabluemountains.com.au

August 2010: Citrus Show and Tell

• Kihilla, Lawson• Growing• Preserving• Household use• Sharing fruit (buckets)• Cooking• Lemonade and sorbet

Blackberry liberation brigades

• Blackberry picking• Blackberry clearing• Fruit tree pruning• Permaculture site design workshop• Client visions and site potential• Integrated design, diverse strategies• Sharing land and produce — Mount Tomah

Medlars

• Demonstrations on making medlar jelly, medlar paste and medlar tart

• Talk on making medlar cheese• Handout with medlar recipes• Tea, a slice of tart and samples of cooking ($6)• Bullaburra• Cittaslow: www.cittaslow.org.au

Collective sufficiency

TAFE CourseFaulconbridge Crop and SwapCommunity gardensSharing planet/Caring for people

Future activities

• E-bulletin: free to add name to list: Kat — katska@gmail.com and 0424 563 654

• E-survey and mapping: https://fruittrees.crowdmap.com/