In 2010, Andernach, Germany planted 101 varieties of tomatoes in the town center and told everyone to take whatever they wanted.
It was so popular that they did it again, adding beans the next year. Over time, they added onions, fruit trees, lettuce, zucchini, berries, and herbs, all free to the public and maintained by the city.
Andernach is now nicknamed the "edible city." And they're not alone.
Philadelphia has been doing a version of this since 2007. The Philadelphia Orchard Project has helped establish 67 sites across the city with thousands of food-bearing trees.
Baltimore is planting fruit trees on sidewalks. Seattle, Boston, San Francisco, and Asheville all have public urban orchards.
A mature apple tree produces 400-500 pounds of fruit per year. A mature pear tree can produce for 75 years.
Cities pride themselves on their tree cover. We've decided that trees are important, but we haven't fully decided those trees should feed people yet.
Would you support urban fruit trees and vegetables in your city?
ICE pretends to be U.S. Post Officeโto lure people out of their homes.
Or is the Post Office itself cooperating with ICE now?
1 agent knocks on door like a deliveryโwhile 2 agents sneak in backyard.
"We were not expecting any package," said homeowner.
"Don't open your doors!"
Whether itโs confirmed ICE or copycats using the tactic the message from the community is clear:
โช๏ธ Donโt open for unexpected packages
โช๏ธ Talk through the door or window
โช๏ธ Ask to see a judicial warrant (not just administrative)
โช๏ธ Record everything
Incident occurred in the West Englewood neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois.
@atrupar Apparently they all know that if he is prosecuted he will go to prison, hence, the "roadblocks". If he was innocent, if there was no chance for prosecution following an investigation due to innocence there would be no need for roadblocks.
They know he is as guilty as they come.
As grocery prices continue to rise nationally, the House passed an appropriations bill that would cut $141 million in funding for a program that helps pregnant women and children purchase healthy foods. https://t.co/NJ8vGuBc0P
As grocery prices continue to rise nationally, the House passed an appropriations bill that would cut $141 million in funding for a program that helps pregnant women and children purchase healthy foods. https://t.co/NJ8vGuBc0P
@highbrow_nobrow@Acyn Kirk was always a mean sob...Not working out too well for him right now. So, when you start feeling sorry for him, remember heโs a bad guy.
A Lebanese family in Beirut panics as Israel invades and bombards Lebanon in 1982. The commonly repeated propaganda of โtargeting Hezbollahโ did not exist at the timeโHezbollah had not yet been formed.
Iโm convinced MAGA operates like a swarm.
Someone picks the outrage of the week, everyone gets the memo, and suddenly thousands of accounts are repeating the exact same talking points.
This week: California elections.
Next week: something else.
Different voices. Same script.