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1. This is an intervention that seeks to solve a problem that takes place in cities for people who own fruit trees in their properties but can’t or won’t harvest them. Upon researching various urban environments in California: Mainly in the Bay Area…it was clear that many of the fruit trees in many neighborhoods never get harvested. This creates a nuisance for homeowners who have to clean and dispose of rotten fruit in their gardens, yards, or sidewalks.

   I am guilty of having reached my hand once or twice beyond a neighbors fence to take an apple or peach. That being said, I noticed many trees, plumb, cherry, lemon, lime, pears…that were never harvested. In fact, the fruit from these trees spoils on the vine as many homeowners never have time, are too old to climb, or simply speaking, could care less about the fruit on their trees. My idea with this intervention is to connect people and create community around food justice. It seems very unfortunate that while affluent people in well-to-do neighborhoods can afford to let their organic apples rot on the vine, poor urban youth in the same city can’t afford to eat a piece of quality fruit on a daily basis.

   farmShare is based on the idea that if homeowners had a resource to give people the fruit on their trees they would do so gladly. The reason is that homeowners would have an incentive to do so based on their needs first (tree maintenance and cleanliness) and secondly because it would make them feel good about donating to people who don’t have as many resources as they do.

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