Fruit Tree Registry
Does the scene depicted above look familiar?
In my mind the proper place for a ripe peach or fig is a belly, not the ground.
I find this to be a tragedy that happens all too often in Chico, with perfectly good fruit dropping forgotten and unwanted when it could be eaten fresh or canned for a winter's day, if not by the owner than by someone else.
A solution: Fruit Tree Registry has begun in Chico, where volunteers will come by and harvest the excess fruit and distribute it to the community.
Similar programs already exist in Portland, Vancouver, Victoria, and Santa Clara County.
If you know you will have excess fruit this summer and want register your tree or learn more about this program, contact Shari.
Comments
What a great idea! If the citizens of Chico knew how tasty orange viniagrette on salads is (substituting Chico's "wild" oranges juice for the vinegar), there would be no more oranges lying on the ground here.
Posted by: lois lane | January 26, 2008 09:48 AM
Sounds great! Do you have a simple recipe to share?
Posted by: jeremy miller | January 26, 2008 12:54 PM
Here is what we use (although you can substitute Chico "wild" orange juice for vinegar in any dressing recipe:
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper(less if you don't like it peppery)
1 or more finely minced garlic cloves
1/2 tsp prepared mustard
(or 1/4 tsp dry)
1/2 cup "wild" orange juice
1/3 cup oil of your choice (we use canola for its lightness)
Shake good and pour on salad.
ENJOY!
The local oranges are mostly cross pollinated with tangerines, so they have an interesting flavor you can't buy in the stores!
Posted by: lois lane | January 27, 2008 09:10 AM