Heading Towards Sustainability- Part II: Community Orchards (Webcast)

Think globally, eat locally. A ready supply of fruit is more than just healthy. Community orchards may be part of the solution to helping reduce our footprint in several ways. For starters, having locally grown food nearby supports the immediate economy, saves a drive to the store, and less fossil fuel is burned. Combine community gardens with homeowners in low-income neighborhoods and you have a community-building, social-network-building, crime-fighting unit on your hands.

There is a need for local tree organizations not only to operatecommunity orchards and seed such programs, but also to help residentsfind high quality trees and revitalize blighted municipal land. Somecommunities are even setting up programs whereby their AmeriCorps staffmaintains and gleens homeowners' orchards, just for the use of theirland. Whether in a backyard or a parking strip, maybe you, too, shouldbe envisioning community orchards.

This is a webinar resource.  Length 58 minutes.