I was wondering if I could possibly be granted an extension on the assignment due Friday. Unfortunately I’m a bit behind as I recently witnessed the deaths of the entire Danish royal family and the Norwegian invasion of Denmark. This has made it somewhat difficult for me to focus on my work.
they planted berries, root vegetables, leafy greens, herbs, all sorts. they label each plant and the sign said “free to take, leave some for others to enjoy!”
and people did. they took a bit, but left some for others.
it also fed the homeless people living around there.
bearing in mind this is a tourist town, so i half expected to see the plants gone. but nope, there’s always some left.
people aren’t naturally selfish, and they will share. the initiative works
And honestly? Most people who don’t need it won’t bother to stop and pick fruit. It’s only people who actually need it who will devote the time. People with money still have grocery stores.
[Image description: tweet by Black Botanist @CreativeTiana: transcript follows]
I was talking to someone about planting food and fruit trees in public spaces and they were like “Why so everyone can steal the food?”
And I was like “See, that’s the problem right there. Why should taking food off a public tree be stealing?”
Oops, I Accidentally Planted Fruit-Bearing Trees Near The Edge Of My Property… Just Waiting To Be Plucked By A Hungry Passerby…
Let me introduce you to FALLING FRUIT!
It’s a crowd source map that lists everything from berries to fruit and nut trees that are on public property. There’s thousands of locations mapped all of the world
love tik tok bc i logged on and they’re like ‘joking about threatening actors with violence is so bad 😢😢😢’ and then on tumblr people will post like. ‘reblog to fling jared padalecki out of an airlock with no spacesuit’ and people will spam reblog it so much it fills up the dash
what are you, a tik tok user? anyway reblog to dangle jared padalecki over the mouth of a volcano
