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Comment by Doris Honsa on September 8, 2009 at 6:05pm

Wendy,
Are the Cuyahoga Valley blackberries near the Towpath Trail or other particular spots?

Comment by Kim McDonald on August 8, 2009 at 12:54pm

Wendy, I have an idea as to how you, all Cleveland Italians and anybody else who is interested could grow fig trees and lots of other good stuff year round. I think that we should build a solar-powered COMMUNITY GREENHOUSE! There is one in Cheyenne, Wyoming (if they can do it in that kind of extreme weather, I'm sure we could!) Ifyou are interested, check it out at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheyenne_Botanic_Gardens
They also have a website.
I read that in the 1930's, Brooklyn Hts. Ohio was the greenhouse capital of the United States. Maybe it's time to make a comeback. Imagine being able to grow our own fruits and vegetables all year long! Take care. Kim

Comment by Wendy Bednar on August 7, 2009 at 9:30pm

If any of you are near, or want to meander out to Penisula soon...the berries are ripening. My son and I are headed out this weekend to get a hold of some of the blackberries found all over the Cuy. Valley National Park. Does anyone have any good hints on anything else near Cleveland?

Comment by Wendy Bednar on August 7, 2009 at 9:28pm

Kim,
I have a neighbor who is Italian and we've debated Fig trees for 5 years now since moving back here from Italy ourselves. Apparently a large precentage of the Italian community has been in competition to grow Fig Trees here for years and none of us have been sucessful, so alas.....if Italians can't grow a fig tree in Ohio...no one can! Ha! If you ever do find one, let them know that they have major bragging rights!!

Comment by Jon on July 28, 2009 at 11:47am

Hey folks. Does anyone know of a peach tree or two around? I'm looking to squirrel some away for the winter. Thanks!

Comment by Kim McDonald on June 24, 2009 at 9:56am

Someone asked about where to go to pick strawberries on the Westside. My grandma always goes to Rosby's off of Schaff Road near Brookpark Rd, I think..She says that they said they don't spray their berries. They also have pick-your-own raspberries when the time is right.

Comment by Diane on June 24, 2009 at 8:51am

The mulberry bushes are bursting right now. There is one behind my house by Garrett Morgan School. We picked some last year and made preserves, but there is so much to share if you have a ladder bring it, the tree is high.

Comment by Jon on June 18, 2009 at 12:53pm

Hi guys. Does anyone know of a cherry tree around that I could pick?

Comment by Barbara Strauss on May 4, 2009 at 9:58am

You are invited to attend the opening of the Feeding Cleveland exhibit at the Thomas F. Campbell, Ph.D. Exhibition Gallery at Cleveland State's Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs on Wednesday, May 6th from 4pm to 6pm. for the lecture and opening reception.

To register, follow this link
http://urban.csuohio.edu/forum/events/05_06_09_feeding_cleveland.html

Comment by Kim McDonald on April 28, 2009 at 6:59am

Bobbi. Hi. Could you please email me a copy of the flier? I didn't see how to get it to print from this site. My email address is : ecologique@live.com I will definitely distribute it in my neigbhorhood. I was down on W. 45th and Franklin last night at a lecture and saw a lot of nice old looking flowering trees. Will have to go back to check it out! thanks! Kim

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