Submitted by iowa_connection in Food and Agriculture Create an
Annual Richmond, IN Edible Cityscape Event: Plant Apple, Peach
or other fruit trees!!! Have a local non-profit such as Trees
Forever or Sierra Club host a one hour workshop on "How to Plant
and Care for Fruit Trees." Have the non-profit purchase Fruit
Trees at wholesale (approximately $7 each for good sized trees).
Sell the trees as a fundraiser in conjunction with the planting
workshop for $15 each. Solicit donations from corporations,
individuals, foundations as sponsors to ensure some trees are
available for free as well as ensuring a profitable fund raiser!
Encourage everyone to plant at least two trees and to share
harvests with neighbors and friends. Trees to consider:
Honeycrisp Apples , Elberta Queen Peaches, Cherry, Linden trees
and Mountain Ash -- all useful and edible species. Make free
trees available for non-profit organizations. If people don't
have a place for a tree, encourage them to adopt a tree! They
can be part of a community o