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Blue Mountains Fruit and Nut Tree Network Sharing and collective sufficiency Anitra Nelson & Kat Szuminska 12 September 2012
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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 — [email protected] and 0424 563 654
• E-survey and mapping: https://fruittrees.crowdmap.com/
