I'd like to have investigated the use spare council strips of land being used for local fruit trees. He's how it might work:
- if there is a some spare council land near you, you might like to plant a fruit tree
- the resident (maybe you) would plant and tend the tree
- permission would be granted as long it is suitable for that area (ie won't grow too big)
- the adopting resident would care for the tree (but is under no obligation). If it dies or diseased, it would be ripped out by either the council or resident
- there are no "rights" to the fruit, but commercial "pickers" would need special permission.
- most gardeners are generous with their produce anyway, and if enough people planted trees there would be an abundance.
- I would like investigated stormwater capture on a local level, stored underground for these trees (maybe a small tank underground feed by local collection)
