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MISSISSAUGA FRUIT TREE'S BLOG

Welcome to Mississauga Fruit Tree's BLOG, where stories of community food sharing this summer are told. Please use this space as a forum of interest to read about the latest happenings with Mississauga Fruit Tree and to share your thoughts or similar experiences as we continue to share food and stories.

Browsing Archive: August, 2011

Pounds and Pounds

Posted by Keturah Knapp on Monday, August 29, 2011,
We're very excited about what's going on around the Mississauga Fruit Tree lately! This last Saturday alone, our volunteers picked 80 pounds of apples, 15 pounds of plums and 25 pounds of tomatoes, eggplants and peppers to donate to the Knight's Table community kitchen. That's 120 pounds of fresh produce that would otherwise have been wasted that now goes to feed those in need of food and nutrition.

The equivalent 120 pounds of food that you can purchase at the store would still fill stomachs,...
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What a Scorcher!

Posted by carlton allen on Tuesday, August 23, 2011,

This summer has been hot, hot, hot! I have loved every minute of it, but it seems that most of the population agrees with the trees that it has just been TOO hot.

Last August found the Mississauga Fruit Tree volunteers busy picking peaches, plums and pears. However this spring was so wet that many of the trees didn't pollinate well, then the summer has been so hot and dry, which was stressful for the trees. The combined result is that there is very little fruit to be found in Malton, Missisau...


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