Public Fruit Goes to Gainesville
We’ve talked about public fruit trees in the past. When planting trees in public places, why not make them fruit trees…where anyone can walk by and pick a piece? As I was reading the most recent edition of UF Today, the University of Florida’s Alumni Magazine (GO GATORS!), I found a related tidbit: Apples to Oranges: In a move reminiscent of UF’s old honors apples, the...
Read MoreFree Fruit, Public Trees
The Miami New Times Blog, Riptide, just discussed "The Grove Guy’s" proposal for planting public fruit trees in Coconut Grove. The big debate here seems to be maintenance. And I can imagine. If fruit trees are planted and later are not picked…you’re going to have a rotting mess on your hands. But…what if it actually is a very successful project? Did you know...
Read MoreMiami Transit sponsors Summer Challenge
Miami Transit has created a Summer Challenge to encourage the public to ride public transportation at least once a week this summer. After you do ride the transportation, they want to hear about it. First of all, I think this is a great idea, and hope that everyone participates as often as they can. As Miami Transit says, it can be to work, to an event, to a weekend outing…the...
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