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RE: Planting a New Normal: What If Our Streets Were Lined with Community Gardens and Fruit Trees?
When we lived in the city this happened when we started using the better soil in the front to grow veggies. The squash ran up over the front hedge and the squash that grew along the sidewalk was taken by people walking by. I was delighted!
Nice! That's so cool. Do you have any photos of your front yard squash garden? I bet you certainly inspired your neighbors! Just followed ya, great to connect.
This was years ago. I think our neighbors thought we were strange...sharing food with others and not having a manicured lawn out front.
Now we live 1/2 step from heaven on a large piece of property near the top of a hill and we have to deliver our fruit, vegetables and even some of our starts because germination was so great this year. We have been given stewardship of this beautiful place so we share as much as we can. God is Good!
Here is a post I wrote that has some pictures
https://steemit.com/homesteading/@bchick/an-un-root-cellar
Beautiful to hear! Strange is great. :) Normal is boring anyway. It sounds like y'all have been on quite an exciting journey. Things also evolved for me and my fiance. We first lined our block in Austin, TX in gardens back in 2012 and our rental property evolved into an urban farm. In 2014 our property went up for sale so that took us on a journey to the Ozarks in Arkansas to farm and now we've finally landed outside Asheville, NC.
My fiance and I are currently living in our travel trailer as we start to plan our homestead. Great to be connected with you, looking forward to learning more about what y'all are up to!
Yes, isn't this sharing wonderful. Almost as good as sharing real food!
So many people here are from more southern climates so I have to take that into consideration. We are in New Hampshire so the growing season and soil are quite different.
We do have a peach tree that is loaded down this year, and lots of apples; we may even get a few almonds this year.
Nice! Do you know what variety of peach it is? I'm guessing y'all have a pretty late final frost up there so it must be a late bloomer, eh? Nice on the apples and soon-to-be almonds! Have y'all planted any pears or cherries?
I do not know the variety off hand but this is the second year for a big harvest. They all come at once so we may try making peach juice and dehydrating some for granola. We should be able to harvest them in July.
We also have planted cherries, blueberries and raspberries that we can begin eating soon, plums, apricots, and pears that we hope to get a harvest from this year. We also have 2 big walnut trees...someday.
A couple of years ago we were able to give away 2 tons of apples and applesauce. This year after all these tress were blossoming we had a late freeze with snow a few miles away on Mothers Day but I think we were blessed somehow and the trees all seem to have some fruit on them.
We even got some watermelon and cantaloupe last year. The weather plays such a big part in the harvest.
Wow! Sounds like you have quite the abundance and lots more on the way. What a gift to be able to share so much. I'm sure everyone who received has been so grateful for you! Glad to be connected. :)