Fruit-lifters of the world unite on 4/30

Love loquats? Then join this year's Nocturnal Fruit Forage -- put together by the Fallen Fruit collective in honor of the Loquat.

Fruit growing on branches overhanging public property -- like sidewalks -- is free for the taking in Los Angeles. The Fallen Fruit collective --  a collaborative project by David Burns, Matias Viegener & Austin Young -- encourages and helps more Angelenos to take advantage of the city's fruitful bounty by providing free fruit maps of city neighborhoods, advocating for more fruit tree plantings, and putting together fruit jam-making  or fruit foraging events, such as this loquat-specific one.

When: Wednesday, April 30, 2008, 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Where: The triangle park at Edgecliffe and Sunset in Silver Lake, Los Angeles
Cost: Free
RSVP: info@fallenfruit.org

Why a nocturnal walk? According to Fallen Fruit's website, "We like to do these walks at night because it heightens people's senses; most of us associate fruit with sunshine in the country, not urban darkness."

All loquat eaters are invited to forage! Bring just a a flashlight and a bag, and go home fruitified.

Comments

[Diana Foss]

Village Harvest in San Jose harvests backyard fruit at the homeowner's request and then shares it out to food pantries and community service agencies, Fresh produce is rare in food agency donations, so it's a valuable source of fresh fruit for the needy. Plus homeowners get their huge trees cleaned up.

[Dave Malkoff]

Watch VIDEO of a CBS2 Report on the Fallen Fruit project here: http://www.cbs2.com/video/?id=65590@kcbs.dayport.com

[Siel]

Cute about Village Harvest! According to Fallen Fruit, many fruit-tree owning homeowners are also psyched to have the FF crew come in so they can share their fruit :)