Utilising and abolishing waste food produce is only going to feed a smal portion of the world, but what happens when waste food is completely abolished, what then?
Well, here at The Real Junk Food Project we're proud to support and commit ourselves to Urban Guerrilla Gardening projects to educate future generations on creating a self-sustainable environment. Follow our progress below.
Avocado trees
We tried to copy the guidelines of growing an avocado tree in the picture below. Once the seeds have sprouted, we will use the compost we've been making to plant the trees in the town of Doomadgee, QLD, Aus, and hopefully in years to come, future generations will be able to take advantage of the fruit grown on them.
Apple trees
Simply by drying out the seeds, then wrapping them in a damp cloth and leaving in the fridge for 1 month, we hope to sprout these apple seeds shown below and then plant them with the avacado trees as above.
After 2 weeks of sprouting, the apple seeds are now ready to plant.
Orange trees
Soaking the orange pips overnight in warm water, then placing in a damp cloth and then into a sandwich bag in order to create a mini greenhouse, we hope to have these orange seed sprouting within 2 weeks time, ready for planting.
The first sprouting orange tree from my collection of seeds, I was so excited when I saw it!
Doomadgee Urban Guerrilla Gardening
So, whilst out collecting firewood in the desert, I had a brainwave to start an urban guerilla garden in the desert...so I did. There is plenty of valuable materials in the desert. It was recently on fire, so the earth is scorched with carbon ash, and horse manure.
So I chose an area of land in the desert and cornered it off with old bits of burnt wood.
I plan on collecting horse manure to turn over the carbon scorched land and naturally compost it.
Hopefully the garden provides the community of Doomadgee plenty of edible fruit for generations to come.
So I chose an area of land in the desert and cornered it off with old bits of burnt wood.
Urban Guerilla Gardening - Leeds
We finally got round to collecting the apples from an apple tree at the top of Queenswood Drive, Leeds. They will be used to feed those that can put them to some good use rather than falling to the floor and rotting!
