A Very Fruity Idea Our cities are filled with trees, and the vast majority of those trees produce edible fruits. — [1] —. But with no one to collect and process them, most simply fall to the ground and rot, wasting a potentially excellent source of nutrition. One new organization wants to change that. — [2] —. Fresh From The Tree is a non-profit group that aims to collect as much fruit as possible from the city's trees, and then make it into delicious snacks that can be sold at low prices to local residents. "We have been doing a survey of the locations of all the fruit trees in town," says co-founder Michaela Anderson. "Once we have identified a promising tree, we contact the homeowners and ask if we can pick the fruit for them. — [3] —. They usually don't have time to manage it themselves." After the volunteers collect the fruit, they give half of it to the owners of the residence, and keep the other half to turn into fruit pies, jams, sorbets, and other tasty but healthy desserts. The group only has a handful of volunteers at the moment but are hoping to recruit more in the coming months. — [4] —. They are also negotiating with the city to collect fruit from trees on government property. | 
