b'PROGRAMS This year we had an abundance of fruit. Most PROGRAMS of our fruit trees are young and just starting to produce. There was a week when I picked about 300 lbs of plums and peaches.All of them were distributed to community food kitchens, apartment buildings and churches to be shared. Being able to share what we produce means so much to us as a community and hearing the positive feedback from thoseOne volunteer had never heard of[who] received our fruit was amazing. As our persimmons before. I gave him one to try rightorchard continues to grow we are looking off the tree and his world was turned upsideforward to many more opportunities to help, down. When he came back the next time toshare and grow with our community.volunteer, he told me he had gone to numerous- Rich Matteogrocery stores just to find persimmons. He alsoOverbrook School told his family all about this new fruit. Thesefor the Blindare the kind of experiences we want to provide the community. We want to educate about foods they may not even know exist in their region and also inspire awe!- Ellie KaplanShares Nice Roots Farm6'