Gourmet compote workshop at “La Plantelière”
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The wonders of growing, eating and sharing fruit
We ran a compote workshop on Sunday to promote the utilisation of small apples and windfalls. Two posters explained how to turn food wasting behaviours into gourmet dessert making and a live demonstration enabled the audience to contribute and taste. 
La Plantelière is a public space dedicated to the discovery of nature and the exploration of sustainable gardening practices. Located near Aurillac, it is a great place to learn about fruit trees.
A mile away from “Le jardin d’Aurillac”, there is an abandoned orchard just in front of the university campus where students learn to “innovate and enhance the agricultural products of the region”*.
Planting fruit trees requires much less effort than growing vegetables. And a tree grows faster than we think! Planet carers and home-grown fruit lovers, here are some easy tips for you.
I took advantage of a warm and sunny day to go through an Education for Sustainable Development training session outdoors, in “Le jardin d’Aurillac”.
Yesterday was Abundance Wimbledon Fruit Day 2015, which marks the second anniversary of this blog. Here are their details for those who would like to join the fruit sharing initiative. 
‘I found these quinces in a bag on someone’s front lawn on the outskirts of Seaford.’, did she write. I have quince sharing stories too, and a dream to tell about.
Beyond a comparative tasting between figs picked in Wimbledon and figs purchased in the trade, we look at the pleasures of eating and the dislikes for waste as grounds for a better use of local fruit.
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