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Wild Fruit: Finding Free Food in Your Neighborhood

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The biggest problem was convincing my father that fresh food was worth eating. All he could think of was the nut loaf with yeast gravy that my mother made in the Seventies.

Tips for Ripening your Fruit

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Ripen Fruit Faster By Putting It In a Paper Bag

Putting the fruit in a loosely closed paper bag traps the ethylene gas inside and accelerates ripening. Don’t seal the bag too tightly or use a plastic bag, however—if you trap too much moisture, mold may grow. If you really want to ripen things in a hurry, put an apple in the bag with your other fruit—they produce a lot of ethylene gas.

General Tips

Check the color. Color is often an important indicator of ripeness. Strawberries should be deep red, bananas should be yellow and oranges should be orange.

Squeeze the fruit. Some fruits, like apples should be firm, while others, like peaches, shouldn’t be as firm.

Check the stems. Some fruits, like pears and cantaloupes, should be a bit softer around the stem.

Smell the fruit. The fragrance of a ripe fruit should be quite noticeable when you pick it up.

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Fresh Produce food consumption is rapidly increasing. The heightened interest in the global environment and a willingness to look

How to Select Fresh, Ripe Produce

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To keep them fresh, keep them cold. Our growers told us that putting applies in a fruit bowl on the counter can cause apples to dry out, soften, lose flavor, and develop tough skin. Apples should be stored, unrinsed, in the fridge or in as cool a place as possible, preferably in a perforated plastic bag. Other fruits stored with apples ripen faster, so store apples separately.

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This is pretty cool

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We applaud their efforts, but you don’t have to commit to dumpster-diving to live a foraging-friendly lifestyle. One of the best ways to incorporate some freeganism into your life is to take advantage of the wild fruits in your area. Odds are much of it is going to waste anyways. Etiam pellentesque aliquet tellus. Phasellus pharetra nulla ac diam. Phasellus pharetra nulla ac diam. Etiam pellentesque aliquet tellus. Phasellus pharetra nulla ac diam. Etiam pellentesque aliquet tellus.

The biggest problem was convincing my father that organic food was worth eating. All he could think of was the nut loaf with yeast gravy that my mother made in the Seventies.

Disturb the soil as possible

Soil health starts with one basic principle: Don’t disturb the dirt. Sure, soil supports roots and helps hold up plants, but it also serves as a habitat for beneficial microorganisms. “Underneath our feet is this incredible world teeming with billions of microor ganisms that have been working in the soil for millions of years,” Ohlson says.

It may sound counter-intuitive—maybe even chaotic, in terms of landscaping—but weeds don’t need to be treated as an enemy. Even uninvited plants can help protect soil and feed the microo rganisms at work below the surface. I used to dig up weeds or pull them out by the roots, but now I don’t want to disturb the soil.

Every gardener has heard this one before, and Ohlson is a firm believer as well.

She aims to keep her garden soil engaged, either by covering it in dead plant material or by nurturing live roots in the ground. Cover crops play a dual role. They interact with microorganisms by extending their roots as they grow, they provide extra organic material to protect the soil once they’re harvested. Simply clip cover crops with scissors.

Most early plant patents were roses

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In 1930, the United States began granting patents for plants. By 1931, the very first plant patent was issued to Henry Bosenberg for his climbing, ever-blooming rose. Under patent law, the inventor of a plant is the person who first appreciates its distinctive qualities and reproduces it asexually. In other words, a plant can be created (such as by breeding or grafting) or it can be “discovered.”

Plants discovered in “the wild” or uncultivated state cannot be patented, because they occur freely in nature. But a plant discovered in a cultivated area can be patented, even if it is discovered in a cultivated area owned by someone else. In addition, a tuber plant such as a potato cannot be patented.

In order to acquire a plant patent, the inventor must have actually asexually reproduced the plant. Asexual reproduction means that the plant is reproduced by means other than seeds, usually accomplished by cutting or grafting of the plant. Asexual reproduction is the cornerstone of plant patents because that is what proves that the inventor (or discoverer) can duplicate the plant. The patented plant also must be novel and distinctive.

https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/plant-patents.html

Utility Patents for Plants

Since the late 1980s, utility patents have been issued for man-made plants or elements of plants. The plants can be reproduced either sexually (by seeds) or asexually. These patents have been issued for elements of plants such as proteins, genes, DNA, buds, pollen, fruit, plant-based chemicals, and the processes used in the manufacture of these plant products.

To successfully obtain a utility patent, the plant must be made by humans and must fit within the statutory requirements (utility, novelty, and nonobviousness). The patent must describe and claim the specific characteristics of the plant for which protection is sought.

Sometimes, the best way to meet this requirement is to deposit seeds or plant tissue at a specified public depository. Many countries have International Depository Authorities for such purposes.

Although a utility patent is harder and more time consuming to acquire than a plant patent, it is considered to be a stronger form of protection. For example, a plant protected by a utility patent can be infringed if it is reproduced either sexually or asexually. Because the utility patent owner can prevent others from making and using the invention, does this mean the buyer of a patented seed cannot sell the resulting plants to the public? No, under patent laws, the purchaser can sell the plants but cannot manufacture the seed line.