Have you seen fruit or nuts lying around in yours, maybe the neighbours garden or in some public space? Apples, pears, plums etc just rotting on the ground while they could be gathered up and made into some delicacies by those who need them? Don’t have time to pick them up or there are just too many in your garden. Get in contact with us. We will gather up the fruit and leave you a fair share to enjoy:)
We don’t know yet what exactly we’ll do with them. Share your ideas. Maybe distribute the bounty among charitable projects or schools and nurseries promoting healthy eating?
Why waste if it can taste? Other succesfull Scrumping projects: London Sheffield Manchester Toronto Powell River Fruit Tree Project Portland Why waste if it can taste?
Add Southend’s fruit trees and food sources
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Southend-on-Sea in Transition 
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Yes — there is one at 40 Canewdon Road that over looks the pavement in the car park.
There are hazel trees behind the Tesco Extra (Map reference: +51° 33′ 40.84″, +0° 41′ 10.78″)
Thanks for that Tom, if you have time why not add it to http://fallingfruit.org/
I am thinking for organising a “Falling Fruit Jam Session” at the Transition Potluck, we could bring laptops and wireless internet and do a session on adding some more trees and wild foods.
Hi Tom, thanks for spotting. Please add to http://fallingfruit.org/?z=15&y=51.56178&x=0.68692&m=true&t=roadmap
If you want I can add you to the quarterly newsletter list as well to stay in touch.
Isn’t fruit picking hungry work?! It’s a miracle that my cherries made it back home here from http://www.rentacherrytree.co.uk really. Cost has worked out to £3 per Kg, available to whoever wants some. If you can’t make it to me, I can deliver around Westcliff and Central Southend. Unlike shop sold cherries, I picked these ripe and full of antioxidants. So c’mon all you foodies, these need eating up!
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