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Blue Mountains Fruit and Nut Tree Network

Blue Mountains Fruit and Nut Tree Network. Sharing and collective sufficiency Anitra 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.

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Blue Mountains Fruit and Nut Tree Network

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  1. Blue MountainsFruit and Nut Tree Network Sharing and collective sufficiency Anitra Nelson & Kat Szuminska 12 September 2012

  2. Why? • Information sharing • Skills sharing • Surplus sharing • Producing for direct use • Food security • Collective sufficiency: public and ‘private’ land

  3. 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

  4. August 2010: Citrus Show and Tell • Kihilla, Lawson • Growing • Preserving • Household use • Sharing fruit (buckets) • Cooking • Lemonade and sorbet

  5. 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

  6. Medlars • Demonstrations on making medlar jelly, medlar paste and medlartart • Talk on making medlarcheese • Handout withmedlar recipes • Tea, a slice of tart and samples of cooking ($6) • Bullaburra • Cittaslow: www.cittaslow.org.au

  7. Collective sufficiency TAFE Course Faulconbridge Crop and Swap Community gardens Sharing planet/Caring for people

  8. 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/

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