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crfg.org — Fruit Facts
Fruit Facts are a series of publications containing information on individual fruits, including botanical identification, plant description and culture notes, and characteristics of cultivars. The information is derived from growers experience based largely on California research, as well as various published sources.
Some of the more important published sources quoted include All About Growing Citrus and Subtropical Fruit (Ortho Books,1985); Fruit for the Home and Garden, by Leslie Johns and Violet Stevenson (Angus and Robertson, 1985); Fruits of Warm Climates, by Julia F. Morton (1987); Lost Crops of the Incas (National Academy Press, 1989); Manual of Tropical and Subtropical Fruits, by Wilson Popenoe (1920, reprinted 1974 by Hafner Press); Uncommon Fruits Worthy of Attention, by Lee Reich (Addison-Wesley, 1991); Tropical Fruits, 2nd ed., by J.A. Samson (Longman, 1986); and Tropical Fruit, by Glenn Tankard (Viking O'Neal, 1987).
The Morton book is a particularly valuable source of information on a wide selection of tropical and subtropical plants. Many of the cultivar descriptions were adapted from Stephen Facciola's useful book, Cornucopia: a Source Book of Edible Plants. The Ortho, Morton, Reich and Tankard books are available through CRFG Book Service.
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Fruit Facts are available on-line for:
Volume 1:
Avocado
Banana
Carambola
Cherimoya
Currants
Feijoa
Fig
Gooseberry
Jaboticaba
Jackfruit
Jujube
Lychee
Malabar Chestnut (previously listed as Guiana Chestnut)
Mango
Papaya
Pineapple
Raisin Tree
Rose Apple
Sapodilla
Tamarind
Tropical Guava
White Sapote
Volume 2:
Acerola
Babaco
Cape Gooseberry
Capulin Cherry
Hardy Kiwifruit
Kiwifruit
Loquat
Macadamia
Miracle Fruit
Mulberry
Muscadine Grape
Olive
Passion Fruit
Pawpaw
Pepino Dulce
Persimmon
Pistachio
Pomegranate
Tamarillo
Volume 3:
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Edible Hardy Palms
floridaplants.com — Acai berry (Euterpe oleracea ) facts and information about MonaVie
Medicinal Use of Citrus (PDF File) A review of ethnobotanical research performed at UF
What's In Your Tropical Fruit?(PDF File) This University of Florida Cooperative Extension Service publication by Susan S. Percival and Brooke Findley provides current nutritional information for a number of tropical fruits grown by Florida producers and homeowners.
Asimina triloba Pawpaw links from Purdue University. California Rare Fruit Growers, Inc. Fact sheets and information on many fruits that are also grown in Florida; has over 1,000 unusual fruits listed by scientific and common name. Fig- Fruit Facts Fact Sheet with links to fig resources, published by the California Rare Fruit Growers Council. Florida Blueberry Growers Association How and when blueberries are produced in Florida. Florida Grape Growers Association Has a list of U-pick farms, directory of Florida wineries, and nursery sources of grape. Florida Strawberry Association How Plant City, Florida became the world winter strawberry capital and a list of U-pick farms statewide. Florida Tomatoes Growing to cooking, this site is a complete guide to the tomato in Florida. Florida Watermelon Association Recipes, the Watermelon Queen, and a list of seed producers. Jackfruit- Fruit Facts Fact Sheet with links to jack fruit resources, published by the California Rare Fruit Growers Council. Passion Fruit- Fruit Facts Fact Sheet with links to passion fruit resources, published by the California Rare Fruit Growers Council. How to Grow a Pineapple in Your Home Hawaiians tell you how. Kiwifruit and Hardy Kiwi Ohio State University Fact Sheet. Lychee- Fruit Facts Fact Sheet with links to lychee resources, published by the California Rare Fruit Growers Council. Persimmon- Fruit Facts Fact Sheet with links to persimmon resources, published by the California Rare Fruit Growers Council. Tropical Fruits Images and information on tropical fruits by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Charles H. Bronson, Commissioner.
thedailygreen.com — Many may wonder why a person would want to build a home made out of straw, but apart from providing a place to hide from the big bad wolf, they have some substantial benefits. They are undeniably green‚ as straw packed tightly in the walls helps to retain heat, keeping a home warm in the winter and cool in the summer, minimizing the home's carbon footprint. Straw is also a sustainable material; it is the leftover stalks from grain that would otherwise be burnt. Aside from the environmental issue, straw homes are also often beautiful structures crafted in such a way to reflect the thick curved walls of a primal era, and envelop the inhabitant in a special, unique retreat that personally expresses their respect and care for the environment.
Read on to discover just how right that first little pig was to build his home out of straw.
5. Burtt/Sowle Straw Home, Santa Ynez Valley, CA
This 1,532-square foot dwelling was designed by Roderick Taylor as an artist's studio and a sanctuary away from the sweltering heat of Santa Ynez Valley, California. The roof is made of Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs) and is covered by a standing seam metal roof. The supporting knee braces were made from a fallen black walnut tree. Interestingly, according to the contractor on the project, Allen Associates, they had to use some traditional wood framing (they used certified sustainable timber), "since straw bales are not an approved structural building material in California." Despite this, straw bale homes are growing in popularity in the Golden State. This example is flooded with light, which escapes from the high French doors. The home is completed with book and display cases made from the same fallen black walnut tree. The home also features low and no-VOC paints, low-wattage lighting, a composting toilet, greywater recycling for landscaping, water-saving fixtures and a tankless water heater.
putteringinthegarden.com — A Blog About Gardening in a San Francisco Bay Area Yard
About the Author
I’m Steve, the author of Puttering in the Garden. When I was about 10 years old, my parents turned an old sandbox in the backyard into a vegetable garden. For years after that, taking care of that garden was my favorite summertime activity. I also looked forward to harvesting apricots, peaches, plums, apples, pears, and cherries from our small backyard fruit orchard every year. Gardening has been my favorite hobby ever since.
After years of living in apartments and being limited to growing plants in pots, I moved into my own house in 2002. Since then, I have been enjoying spending my weekends transforming the yard into my idea of an ideal garden. I’m a lawyer, and I find that gardening is a great way to relax and relieve stress.
I consider myself a gardening enthusiast, although I do not have any formal education in horticulture. I live in the San Francisco Bay Area in USDA zone 9, Sunset zone 15.
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From: LENA
Languages: Environment Lifestyle
Tags: cotton organic clothes style
en.wikipedia.org — Organic cotton is generally understood as cotton, from non genetically modified plants, that is to be grown without the use of any synthetic agricultural chemicals such as fertilizers or pesticides.
Its production also promotes and enhances biodiversity and biological cycles.
As of 2007, 265,517 bales of organic cotton were produced in 24 countries and worldwide production was growing at a rate of more than 50% per year.
Ecological footprint
Cotton covers 2.5% of the world's cultivated land yet uses 16% of the world's insecticides, more than any other single major crop.
Other environmental consequences of the elevated use of chemicals in the non organic cotton growing methods consist of:
High levels of agrochemicals are used in the production of non-organic, conventional cotton. Cotton production uses more chemicals per unit area than any other crop.
Chemicals used in the processing of cotton pollute the air and surface waters.
Decreased biodiversity and shifting equilibrium of ecosystems due to the use of pesticides.
Advantages
Cotton growers who make the transition to biologically based growing practices expect not only to offer a healthier and cleaner product, but also to benefit the planet. Some of the contributions to the different ecosystems include:
Protecting surface and groundwater quality (eliminating contaminants in surface runoff)
Reduced risk insect and disease control by replacing insecticide with the manipulation of ecosystems
Long-term prevention of pests through beneficial habitat planting.
Conservation of biodiversity
Eliminate the use of toxic chemicals used in cotton.
Organically grown crops also yield soils with higher organic matter content, thicker topsoil depth, higher polysaccharide content, and lower modulus of rupture; therefore reducing considerably soil erosion.
fallenfruit.org — Using fruit as our lens, Fallen Fruit investigates urban space, ideas of neighborhood and new forms of located citizenship and community. From protests to proposals for new urban green spaces, we aim to reconfigure the relation between those who have resources and those who do not, to examine the nature of & in the city, and to investigate new, shared forms of land use and property. Fallen Fruit is an art collaboration that began with creating maps of public fruit: the fruit trees growing on or over public property in Los Angeles.
Over time our interests have expanded from mapping public fruit to include Public Fruit Jams in which we invite the citizens to bring homegrown or public fruit and join in communal jam-making; Nocturnal Fruit Forages, nighttime neighborhood fruit tours; Community Fruit Tree Plantings on the margins of private property and in community gardens; Public Fruit Park proposals in Hollywood, Los Feliz and downtown LA; and Neighborhood Infusions, taking the fruit found on one street and infusing it in alcohol to capture the spirit of the place.
We consider fruit to be many things: a subject, an object and a symbol. Fruit often triggers a childhood memory, it’s emotional, familiar to most everyone on the planet.
Everyone has a fruit story. Many of these are linked to place and family, and many echo a sense of connection with something very primal. One word for this thing could be sweetness.
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Welcome to the International Fruitarian Network Fruitarians.net - a site about fruitarianism: fruit diet, fruitarian philosophy and lifestyle. You are fruitarian if your diet is based primarily on fresh fruits and seeds (usually 75-100% - 3/4 of the daily caloric intake and up). Let's share our experience and knowledge - unite!
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DescriptionThe subject of this site is fruitarianism - a quest for optimal basic food, presumably fruit, and for the best ethical and maintainable way to live on this planet. The main thing that unite fruitarians of all kinds is that they consider various fresh ripe edible fruits to be such a good food, that they make them to a main element of their diet, usually from 75% of total caloric intake and up. Normally they complement fruits by seeds, but there are many ways to be a fruitarian - for health, environmental and ethical reasons. We want to gather all fruitarians in one place. If you are a fruitarian, please, represent yourself here (it would take only few minutes). We also invite non-fruitarian folks to support the site, especially scientists, doctors and philosophers) who have something significant to say on the subject. Fruitarians.net is an open independent platform: most information is freely reachable for all internet users without any need for registration. We are not selling anything, there is no hidden agenda behind the project, and it is privately funded and maintained by a fruitarian. It is independent from any ideology or religion. This place is for people who are interested in fruitarianism and who find the subject important enough to express their original or thoughtfully adapted ideas and concepts in a courteous manner, and in a nicely organized environment. We make no difference between people of various backgrounds, genders, ethnicity, income, body shapes and looks, age, philosophical positions, religious believes, sexual behaviors, origin, nationality, etc. Important are your friendliness and your bright mind. RulesGeneral Guidelines
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