A few weeks ago Rachel and I finally visited the Edible Plant Project in Gainesville . I ’d been meaning to go since I first heard about them and just never had the time … or I ’d forget … or I ’d be washing my tomentum or something .
Anyhow , we at long last made it – and relish the experience immensely .
The Edible Plant Project is a non - profit organization that exists to develop food - bearing plant life that can be sell inexpensively or given aside to the destitute . They ’ve gathered together an telling variety of trees , shrubs , perennials and yearly for our region .
Since they ’re all volunteer - run , their prices are really telling . Most of the trees and shrubs are only $ 4 each . And if you volunteer – they ’ll allow you garner ’em by your own labor , no money expect .
They ’re as nerdy as I am about plants ; if you go , do n’t expect to get a glorious imagination of their lofty goals presented to you . Instead , you ’ll likely get a hazard to try some exotic fruits … corporation up some cuttings … and learn the Latin names of a few species you ’ve only meet in international cookbook .
Here ’s their internet site if you ’d like more info : http://www.edibleplantproject.com/
By the way – thanks for the pictures goes to Brian , one of the volunteers , who let me take over his iPad and take a few shots .
If you ’re looking for a place to start afood forest … an eatable landscaping project … or a journey into the wild earth of local intellectual nourishment , start with the EPP . They ’re doing proficient work .
by the way … I just embed one of their “ 6th Street Mulberries ” ( which came from a cut off a extremely productive tree on 6th street in Gainesville ) and one of their Cattley guavas down inThe Great South Florida Food Forest Project . More on that soon .
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