In September, I joined a really cool Toronto group called Not Far From the Tree. They harvest fresh fruit from people’s backyards. The group is made up of volunteer gleaners. Everyone benefits: the tree owners who get a share of the harvest and their yard cleared of falling fruit, the volunteers who get exercise, social [...]
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Not Far From The Tree – picking local fruit
Posted in Scavenging, tagged local, Scavenging on October 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Treasure from another person’s garbage. Tips and finds
Posted in Scavenging, tagged "Garbage", Clothes lines, pests, Scavenging on February 3, 2008 | 5 Comments »
A few weeks ago I wrote about how to give away stuff you don’t want anymore. The other side of that is finding free stuff. It can be fun and rewarding to go scavenging for treasure. You never know what you may come across. Currently, I stick to non-bagged residential “garbage.” Foraging for stuff behind [...]
Garbage is another person’s treasure – how to give away junk
Posted in Scavenging, tagged "Garbage", Bed bugs, pests, Scavenging on January 5, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I am always amazed at how easy it is to give away stuff in front of our house. Even things that I consider to be complete junk get snapped up, and I am no stranger to scavenging. Many of the items in our house were found in the trash. This is a great way to [...]
