00:17:09 Leslie Wade, NAFEX Host: Welcome everyone! This session is being recorded and will be posted on the nafex.org website under the Members/Interest Group tabs. We encourage you to put questions in the chat and join the discussion at the end of the presentations.
00:20:02 Leslie Wade, NAFEX Host: You can learn more about The Giving Grove at www.givinggrove.org/ They have a map of current programs nationwide and links to resources to get started.
00:20:44 Eva McCann: Is anyone speaking at this time because if so, I cannot hear anything on my end?
00:20:59 Leslie Wade, NAFEX Host: Yes. May be your audio settings on your end.
00:22:48 Eva McCann: My sound is all the way up. Is there anything else I need to do to get sound?
00:22:56 michael s thompson: City Orchards Chicago here
00:23:41 michael s thompson: Thank you Kansas City Monumentl
00:23:57 Leslie Wade, NAFEX Host: Eva, it may be in your ZOOM settings (the wheel) that gives permission to use your mic/audio.
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00:29:10 Molly P.: I’m so pleased to see the Giving Grove here! I’ve been trying to get connect to you since before the pandemic but without any luck. Who EXACTLY should I be trying to talk to?
00:41:19 yael hickok: Does giving grove help with finding funds to purchase a lot for a community orchard?
00:52:20 Ed Campbell: How big do you envision the program – all of USA ? Canada?
00:58:36 Chris DeFiore-Asheville,NC: Can you share a bit about what makes Giving Grove’s financial model work?
00:59:33 Kaitlyn : Thanks for sharing this info with us! I’m creating a community orchard for meditators here at Isha Institute of Inner Sciences in Tennessee, and turnover of volunteers is always a challenge!
00:59:59 Leslie Wade, NAFEX Host: Making a note that The Giving Grove’s Atlanta Hub is the Food Well Alliance.
01:01:02 Leslie Wade, NAFEX Host: Where in Tennessee, Kaitlyn?
01:01:51 Kaitlyn : McMinnville Tennessee in the Cumberland plateau, zone 6 with 1,900ft elevation
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01:05:07 Chris DeFiore-Asheville,NC: Thank you so much!
01:05:13 Tom Knoblock: you said something about a map showing locations. I am in the Corpus Christi TX area
01:07:46 Kaitlyn : Reacted to “McMinnville Tennesse…” with 👍🏼
01:08:26 Lisa, Riverside, CA: Would enjoy to host in Southern California!
01:11:35 Kaitlyn : A database would be helpful so we could ask what varieties work for neighbors!
01:13:35 michael s thompson: Thank you Ashley and Matt Exceptional
01:15:47 michael s thompson: cityorchardschicago.org
01:15:58 Matt Bunch, Presenter: https://kccg.org/giving-grove/
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01:18:03 Lisa, Riverside, CA: We’re using our orchard as a public outreach and just recently, working on a farm to table model with local restaurants.
01:18:21 Tom Knoblock: Thank you great info, will contact some of the community gardens in my area. I am a local nursery mostly fruit trees for our climate plus I am working on a website for my 1/2 acre subtropical botanic garden at my house so am interested in meeting local “nerds”
01:19:21 Lisa, Riverside, CA: And yes, we experience 2-3 stakeholders that are passionate about orchard management. But they cycle through.
01:19:23 hauer: Great, H Auer, Texas City TX.
01:19:39 Tom Knoblock: I am in 9b but last few years has been more 8
01:19:42 Leslie Wade, NAFEX Host: Reacted to “We’re using our orch…” with ❤️
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01:20:05 Lisa, Riverside, CA: Most public don’t want to work for their food :/ even if it’s free when picked. We’re in zone 9b/10
01:20:30 Jen Blecha (she/her): Ashley, that’s awesome that you consider Tree Equity Score. I love it!
01:21:02 Lisa, Riverside, CA: I’m noticing in SoCal that new home building is on smaller lots of land, inconsistent for tree growing.
01:21:16 Leslie Wade, NAFEX Host: Tom, where are you located?
01:21:53 Jeanne Calabrese: So happy to have conversations around urban orchards! Please keep the group posted on further discussions. Thank you, Jeanne from Chicago https://cityorchardschicago.org/
01:23:15 Tom Knoblock: Replying to “Tom, where are you…”
Aransas Pass TX website will be Texas-subtropical-Botanic-Garden.com also Subtropical-nursery.com
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01:25:35 Kaitlyn : The conference last year is how I heard about it and joined for it! Looking forward to this year’s as well!
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01:26:25 Leslie Wade, NAFEX Host: Thanks to everyone for joining us!
01:27:08 Kum Hui England: thank you
01:27:15 Ed Campbell: thanks very cool
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