‘Bring back fruit trees to domestic gardens’
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Category Archives: Fruit for sustainable development
I worked for six weeks on this topic at the ‘Communauté d’Agglomération du Bassin d’Aurillac’ in France and was awarded top marks for it. What next? Mapping fruit trees in the area?Stanmer Park’s Fruit Factory
The Brighton Permaculture Trust plans to process ten times more fruit than it used to with its new Fruit Factory in Stanmer Park, Sussex, United Kingdom. Just a drop in the ocean of fruit juice consumed in the area, but it is a promising start.
Gourmet compote workshop at “La Plantelière”
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
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.
In front of the students’ eyes
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”*.
‘A flourishing and fulfilling life’
My desk today
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”.
Fruit Day 2015
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.
Aquatic biodiversity
What does wildlife in a one hundred year old man-made pond has to do with local fruit?
Les Jardins d'ici 