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Fruit Sharing

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Location: Knoxville
Members: 26
Latest Activity: Mar 4

What is a fruit sharing group?

The intent of this group is to share plentiful fruit and nut harvests with a neighborhood community of willing harvesters. If you have a fruit tree that is producing more than your family can harvest and eat, you can send a message out to this group on where and when and how much to harvest. If you don't have fruit trees, but would like to help with the harvesting and eating, you should join too. Eventually, this group may evolve into purchasing wholesale fruit trees together, sharing tree care information, and helping with plantings. Lets start small and see how it goes!

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1) go into the 'discussion forum' list below
2) Click 'view all' in the bottom right,
3) Click the little envelope that says, "Notify – Email me when there are new discussions"

Also, if you want to post a fruit sharing opportunity, make sure you do it WITHIN the discussion forums and not the comment wall. Tricky! (but at least we're not getting spammed all the time!).

Discussion Forum

Canning Pickled Green Tomatoes???

KPG (Knoxville Permaculture Guild) member, Eric, and I had a discussion at today's Downtown Farmer's Market. We were discussing gardening (go figure!), and I mentioned how late my tomatoes were. My…Continue

Started by Tracie L. Hellwinckel Oct 11, 2008.

Fall Edible Trees and Bushes Order 3 Replies

I am getting together an order to place with Hidden Springs Nursery. They have lots of edible plants that do well in Knoxville. Lets get the order in ASAP, so that we can reserve our plants for…Continue

Started by Chad Hellwinckel. Last reply by Jamie Aug 25, 2008.

Parkridge fruit and nut tree inventory 2 Replies

Many Parkridgers replied to my request to do an inventory of the fruit and nut trees in the neighborhood. I finally got around to mapping them all out and will have the map at the Parkridge Community…Continue

Started by Chad Hellwinckel. Last reply by M.W. Bensey Aug 17, 2008.

Zucchini

I had no luck with zucchini this year. Is there anyone who would like to share some with me?

Started by Tracie L. Hellwinckel Aug 11, 2008.

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Comment by Linda on April 27, 2009 at 5:15pm: This sounds like a terrific group ! We are in the process of moving from NC to Rockwood (Roane Co) TN and hopefully we will have berries, etc planted next year. Right now I have 7 fig trees planted and I am hoping to get some figs. I will have to see if they make it thru the coming winter though.

Anyone else growing figs here that can give me some pointers?

Thank - Linda

Comment by Beardsley Community Farm on August 6, 2008 at 8:30am: We put in our bramble (raspberry and blackberry) patch in late winter. Some have produced but we'll see a real boom by next spring and summer. Plus, watch for us in the coming years. We're putting our 10 apple trees in Malcolm Martin Park this fall. They're bare root so we'll have to water and wait. Plus our blueberries are finishing up, so come and get some. 1719 Reynolds Street.
Ben

Comment by Margery & Michael Bensey on August 5, 2008 at 9:14pm: Chad, we love your fruit and nut tree inventory! Great idea. We'll be happy to share.--Margery

Comment by Barbara ROSE on August 4, 2008 at 1:13pm: Another Brilliant Idea!

Yes I desire to belong to this side group too!

The house on Bona Rd produces figs this time of the year. I asked the new owner at the closing if she liked figs; she had never had one! It is time to call her and see if I can still pick some. I'd be happy to share. Just have folks come over after i have picked!!! We planted a few small fig trees from the limbs of it so perhaps in a few years we will be able to pick from our harvest again.

We have Black Walnuts here at The Well! Anyone is welcome to them!