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urban foraging ~ what is this?
Posted by:
fruitgirl
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Date: August 07, 2008 12:50AM firstly, always confused re:
when does it constitute stealing? off someones front yard tree? after its fallen to the ground (front yard) if tree or plant is in the parking strip? on someones sidewalk? if there's a ton of it and obviously rotting? i admit committing all of the above so far im still a free girl anyway this is my most exciting find 2 blocks from home fell from a tree what is it? def smells fruity could it be a papaya in no calif?  Re: urban foraging ~ what is this?
Posted by:
Anonymous User
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Date: August 07, 2008 02:01AM looks suspiciously like a long star fruit to me but i have NO idea! Re: urban foraging ~ what is this?
Posted by:
davidzanemason
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Date: August 07, 2008 02:36AM Ha! ha! Yes. I'm definitely a fruit anarchist / ninja....and have done all of the above!  Still, I tend to NOT go up into people's yards (and definitely NOT to pick off the tree) although I have made a mad dash or two for mangos or oranges that are on the ground and near the street/sidewalk (usually overhanging)!
-Anyway....without too much research....it could be the elusive Paw Paw (check to see if it's got two rows of seeds on the inside...). -David Z. Mason WWW.RawFoodFarm.com Re: urban foraging ~ what is this?
Posted by:
brome
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Date: August 07, 2008 02:58AM The Star Fruit looks like a good guess. It looks just like what Wikipedia shows. California Rare Fruit Growers list it as being possible in the central valley:
[en.wikipedia.org] [www.crfg.org] Ask the owner of the tree about. If s/he would probably love to talk about it and probably give you the fruit. I often ask people if I can have some of the fruit I've spotted and the majority of the time they are happy to give it away. Re: urban foraging ~ what is this?
Posted by:
fruitgirl
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Date: August 07, 2008 03:22AM ha. i served it to my meditation group tonight
who already thought im a big fruity kook. one tiny bite and their faces were priceless i think its an overripe variety of starfruit mushy and tart 
anyway, glad im not the only fruit scavenger here where do you other foragers draw the line regarding eating fruit off the ground? in my excitement i usually forget (ignore) the truth that altho its organic its dirty and possibly dogs may have even peed there but i've never gotten sick though. how can a fruitarian possibly walk by figs, apples, berries, plums, apples.... Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 08/07/2008 03:31AM by fruitgirl. Re: urban foraging ~ what is this?
Posted by:
davidzanemason
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Date: August 07, 2008 03:42AM If the fruit is fresh....I'm never that concerned....as most fruits from the ground you are not eating the peel anyway. So I just chill and crack open.
-David Z. Mason WWW.RawFoodFarm.com Re: urban foraging ~ what is this?
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Anonymous User
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Date: August 07, 2008 03:50AM well, once i crossed the street and climed an incline to get at an overhanging branch of apple tree (i was very hungry and had just been wanting an apple too!) but these days the only edibles i come across are mulberries over the sidewalk or on a walking path and i just eat as many as i like right then and there. i guess if i saw a tree full of fruit i wouldn't be shy about knocking on the door and asking if i could pick a few. i imagine most people wouldn't mind! Re: urban foraging ~ what is this?
Posted by:
fruitgirl
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Date: August 07, 2008 03:42PM right then and there for me too
unless easy to transport like apples or oranges and dave my friend brace yourself i ALWAYS eat the peel only place i try to draw the line is squirrel teeth marks ohmydog its almost fig time then persimmons theres a particular fig tree just drops huge beauties all day long im setting an intention right now to make a gift offering to whoever lives there Re: urban foraging ~ what is this?
Posted by:
davidzanemason
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Date: August 07, 2008 06:57PM Ha! ha! Yes. Some local stuff.....pineapples, papaya, watermelon, mango, avocado....the skin aint for me! While figs are a-OK. Hmmm....orange peel. That must be an experience....
-David . Mason WWW.RawFoodFarm.com Re: urban foraging ~ what is this?
Posted by:
EZ rider
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Date: August 07, 2008 10:00PM I don't think anyone owns food - they just rent it for awhile. Re: urban foraging ~ what is this?
Posted by:
Sparkler
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Date: August 08, 2008 12:09AM Wow, what an interesting find!!! It almost looked like a skinny yellow bell pepper but I know it's not.  Sarah [goingbananasblog.com]  Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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