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Gardening

DemocracyMouse

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14. Those are good, but so is creative urban expression which is a little off the grid.

Reply to Nitram (Reply #11)

Tue May 22, 2018, 11:59 AM

May 2018

You may not realize the motivational power of such hybrid tree exercises. It's like the beautiful twang in a blues song. There's something deliciously queer about grafting a fruit twig onto a "mainstream" tree. It's a diversity thing and the catalytic and transformative power of street culture. It's the very fact that no one is controlling such actions that makes it a form of inspired resistance. Organized action, voting for Democrats, PLUS the spontaneous actions of creative people will move us forward.

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I joined a guerilla mission to turn city trees into fruit trees [View all] NeoGreen May 2018 OP

That doesn't seem like a very good idea. procon May 2018 #1

From the article, a lot of babylonsister May 2018 #3

That fruit was taken from private properties where they had permission procon May 2018 #7

Birds and small animals wait as we do for the fruit to ripen before they eat it. shraby May 2018 #4

That's just not practical for a crowded city sidewalk. procon May 2018 #5

A nearby city micro park with a war monument and a peach tree ... Marcuse May 2018 #8

The town I grew up in actually pulled the fruit trees out Kilgore May 2018 #2

Fruit trees are great, but city streets need shade trees. enough May 2018 #6

I would take all the bee-fearing, fruit-averse comments more seriously if... DemocracyMouse May 2018 #9

Thanks, Mouse, but many of us do indeed give more than "half a thought to how to feed the homeless." Nitram May 2018 #11

Those are good, but so is creative urban expression which is a little off the grid. DemocracyMouse May 2018 #14

I'm not sure this is a good idea. Fruit trees need fertilization and must be pruned on a regular Nitram May 2018 #10

Good intentions - Bless them, but--- packman May 2018 #12

I agree with the opposers. femmocrat May 2018 #13

I applaud NeoGreen and the punk urban gardening kids. You nip-and-tuck gardeners... DemocracyMouse May 2018 #15

Mouse, I applaud your spirit. But I wonder if it does more to make the "gardeners" feel good about Nitram May 2018 #16

Human nature includes both the organized and the loose. DemocracyMouse May 2018 #17

Reminds me of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. Been a very long time since I read that! Nitram May 2018 #18

There are a few fruit-bearing trees on my block Retrograde May 2018 #19