Taming the apples of our lives
Submitted by Robyn Duncan on April 8, 2011 - 11:24
Shared equipment brings "off the ground" solutions to harvest and use local tree fruit They say the apple doesn't fall very
far from the tree. If you have an apple tree in your yard, you
understand: The 'apple' falls all around the tree, clogs up the mower,
attracts deer and bears and takes forever to compost. "It's
spring and people are looking at their fruit trees and wondering how
they're going to maintain them, harvest them - how are they going to
use all that fruit?" said Karly Ross, who coordinates The Apple Capture
Project for Wildsight Kimberley-Cranbrook. This is the first year for the Wildsight Kimberley-Cranbrook Apple Capture Project. The
project includes a pruning workshop and the creation a database to
connect people who have apple trees to those who want to harvest the
fruit. "The most exciting part of Apple Capture, though, is the shiny new equipment we have to share with the community," Ross said.
