http://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/10/the-underground-fruit-economy-fresh-fruit-via-your-neighbors/ The Neat Side of the Web Thu, 16 Feb 2012 19:57:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/10/the-underground-fruit-economy-fresh-fruit-via-your-neighbors/comment-page-1/#comment-1773037 Staxeon Wed, 10 Jun 2009 23:35:17 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/10/the-underground-fruit-economy-fresh-fruit-via-your-neighbors/#comment-1773037 I was expecting this to be an article on Animal Crossing. I was expecting this to be an article on Animal Crossing.

]]> http://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/10/the-underground-fruit-economy-fresh-fruit-via-your-neighbors/comment-page-1/#comment-1772982 Zombie Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:44:41 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/10/the-underground-fruit-economy-fresh-fruit-via-your-neighbors/#comment-1772982 Those apples may not taste very good - apples are pretty unique in that every seed produces a whole new variety of apple. Not many are very pleasant on the palate. Those apples may not taste very good – apples are pretty unique in that every seed produces a whole new variety of apple. Not many are very pleasant on the palate.

]]> http://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/10/the-underground-fruit-economy-fresh-fruit-via-your-neighbors/comment-page-1/#comment-1772936 creesto Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:22:57 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/10/the-underground-fruit-economy-fresh-fruit-via-your-neighbors/#comment-1772936 I live on the edge of suburbia and half a block away is the industrial district. Almost every weekend the four of us ride our bikes through the parkings lot of these buildings, and late last summer we found a 20 foot apple tree. I'm not sure of the variety but given that the tree was right at the edge of the tarmac and overshadowed by a towering sycamore, it had an astounding amount of fruit. We just checked on it last weekend and it is already covered in tiny green apples. This season, we will be heading to that tree with Scout Poles: walking sticks 6-8' long with a simple cup hook screwed into one end. Most scouts can tell you that you use the hook to grab the stem just above the apple and yank. We will be stocking our Mason jars with homemade apple sauce this season! I live on the edge of suburbia and half a block away is the industrial district. Almost every weekend the four of us ride our bikes through the parkings lot of these buildings, and late last summer we found a 20 foot apple tree. I’m not sure of the variety but given that the tree was right at the edge of the tarmac and overshadowed by a towering sycamore, it had an astounding amount of fruit. We just checked on it last weekend and it is already covered in tiny green apples. This season, we will be heading to that tree with Scout Poles: walking sticks 6-8′ long with a simple cup hook screwed into one end. Most scouts can tell you that you use the hook to grab the stem just above the apple and yank. We will be stocking our Mason jars with homemade apple sauce this season!

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