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Blue Mountains Fruit and Nut Tree Network - Anitra Nelson springwood13 september

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Kat Szuminska
Kat Szuminska

This document discusses the Blue Mountains Fruit and Nut Tree Network, which aims to promote information and skills sharing, as well as sharing surpluses to improve food security and collective sufficiency. The network hosts activities like citrus shows, blackberry picking brigades, medlar demonstrations, and discussions on collective sufficiency. People are encouraged to join the email list and mapping project to learn about upcoming activities.

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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
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
August 2010: Citrus Show and Tell • Kihilla, Lawson • Growing • Preserving • Household use • Sharing fruit (buckets) • Cooking • Lemonadeand sorbet
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
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
Collective sufficiency TAFE Course Faulconbridge Crop and Swap Community gardens Sharing planet/Caring for people
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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Blue Mountains Fruit and Nut Tree Network - Anitra Nelson springwood13 september

  • 1. Blue Mountains Fruit 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 • Lemonadeand 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/