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#86 Scrumpers Delight

Years ago, I started to notice just how many fruit trees there are overhanging the streets of Sydney. I started marking them down so that each year I could go back eat some fruit and keep the streets clean at the same time!
Recently I realised that Google Maps could turn this into a joint community project, where anybody anywhere could place fruit trees onto the same map and allow anybody to find food in their area.
This is an untapped resource going to waste... by making the trees easily found we can help utilise the abundance that already exists in the community.
A link to the map and more information can be found at:

http://imagoforest.com.au/rs_ev.html

New Features!

Scrumpers has now been updated to include farmers within a five hour radius of Sydney and the potential location of "City Cousins" where a box of fresh fruit and veg can be picked up from.

The idea is to create a group called OHSI Food (pronounced Aussie) where we buy direct from regional family growers and inner city growers too! and deliver boxes once a week to your local City Cousin. This supports local food production and people getting to know each other in their neighbourhood.

We are taking inspiration from a mob in Brisbane called Food Connect http://www.foodconnect.com.au

Comments (2)

This is awesome. Not only do I know know what 'scrumping' is, I also know where I can do it.

Picture of user vaike neeme

ooh! this is GREAT. i'm gonna try to find some in the inner/east area and map it....

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