On 11/7/2011 10:11 AM, George Shirley wrote:


>
> An old friend here who died several years ago had planted a Grannie
> Smith and an Ein Shimer (Israeli developed) apple trees in his backyard
> about ten or twelve years ago. Some folks bought his house. I went by to
> ask if they used the apples and they told me they cut the two trees down
> as they littered their lawn.

That's obscene.

> One of the things we look for where we intend to move is homes with
> fruit trees or existing gardens, those are pluses for us, not negatives.
> I'm beginning to think we've become outdated.
>

People don't want to do the work involved. They prefer to think that
all food comes plastic wrapped from the supermarket. They'll never know
how good real fresh food tastes.

gloria p