Fruits of old: Chicago gears up for an urban heirloom fruit orchard

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Fruits of old: Chicago gears up for an urban heirloom fruit orchard

Chicagoans will crave the Spitzenberg apple , Dave Snyder is certain. Whether in hand or in a morning danish, the name will simply roll off their tongues. Snyder is an urban farmer and founder of the Chicago Rarities Orchard Project , or CROP. Inspired by author Michael Pollan’s Botany of Desire and North Carolina rare-apples grower Creighton Lee Calhoun, Jr. , Snyder thought his diverse and congested Logan Square neighborhood a befitting home for the city’s first orchard, where rare varieties of apples, such as the Spitzenberg, dangle from branches. The image wouldn’t leave him alone. “I kept seeing all of these abandoned and open spaces and dreamed up this idea,” says Snyder. Determined, the former Seattle resident sporting a Rip Van Winkle-ish beard met with city officials on a quest to find some land. And find land he did. The city offered CROP land as part of somethin...

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@100milemark » 29 Sep '12, 3am
“@LocalKelly: @100milemark New @uofG project? [link]” Very interesting! Would look gr8 #oncampus @sustainableuog @sustainuofg
@LocalKelly » 29 Sep '12, 1am
@100milemark New @uofG project? [link]
@MTCC_Local » 28 Sep '12, 6pm
How wonderful does an Urban Heirloom Fruit Orchard sound? [link]
@BOSFoodTours » 20 Sep '12, 1pm
Ooh, must tell @CMJayAsh! Think he'll love this idea. :-) RT@BostTreeParty: Chicago is building an urban orchard... ! [link]
@wayneandwax » 20 Sep '12, 12pm
cool RT @BostTreeParty: Chicago is building an urban orchard, with heirloom apple trees, including the Spitzenburg! [link]
@BostTreeParty » 20 Sep '12, 12pm
Chicago is building an urban orchard, complete with heirloom apple trees, including the Spitzenburg! [link]
@betsye11 » 16 Sep '12, 10pm
RT @kantha: Kudos to Chicago farmer Dave Snyder for his urban heirloom fruit orchard in the heart of Logan Square [link]
@kantha » 16 Sep '12, 12pm
Kudos to Chicago farmer Dave Snyder for his urban heirloom fruit orchard in the heart of Logan Square [link]
@ChristysChomp » 13 Sep '12, 1pm
So awesome. RT @grist: How cool is this? Chicago is getting first urban orchard made up entirely of heirloom fruit. [link]
@kylebeachy » 12 Sep '12, 6pm
Via @gapersblock , some completely radical news on an otherwise shit day. [link]
@benedictfritz » 12 Sep '12, 6pm
@seanwolter DID YOU SEE HOW EVEN-MORE-OVER LOGAN SQUARE JUST GOT? [link]
@mtgauger » 12 Sep '12, 1pm
RT @restorm: Revitalizing fruits of old: Chicago gears up for an urban heirloom fruit orchard. [link]
@anna_RJFL » 12 Sep '12, 3am
RT @EveryLastMorsel: “I kept seeing all of these abandoned and open spaces and dreamed up this idea,” [link]
@EveryLastMorsel » 11 Sep '12, 4pm
“I kept seeing all of these abandoned and open spaces and dreamed up this idea,” [link]
@GoodFoodFestChi » 11 Sep '12, 3pm
Our friends at CROP are moving ahead, bringing apples and green space to Logan Square! [link]
@Eco_logicDesign » 11 Sep '12, 2pm
I can't wait to visit Chicago's first public orchard and its heirloom fruit trees! [link] Thanks @Urban_Orchard
@Eco_logicDesign » 11 Sep '12, 12pm
I can't to visit Chicago's first public orchard and its all heirloom fruit trees! [link] Thanks @Urban_Orchard
@allnaturalfood1 » 11 Sep '12, 3am
RT @NakedFoodMag: How cool is this? Chicago is getting its first urban orchard made up entirely of heirloom fruit. [link]
@ReDesignGroup » 10 Sep '12, 8pm
Hey @Downtown_London , wouldn't this be a cool addition to the 'core'? [link] #ldnont
@LSNAChicago » 10 Sep '12, 10am
An amazing thing happening in Chicago...... [link]
@Ystoriesnz » 09 Sep '12, 10pm
[link] - Fruits of old: Chicago gears up for an urban orchard focusing on rare varieties that have all but disappeared
@TulsaPearl » 09 Sep '12, 8pm
Um yes pls RT“@grist: How cool is this? Chicago is getting its first urban orchard made up entirely of heirloom fruit. [link]”
@HawaiiFPC » 09 Sep '12, 8pm
Using a vacant lot to grow food [link]
@MellisaMills » 09 Sep '12, 7pm
Chicago's amazing orchard plans! Taking care if people! #urbanfarming [link]
@dsaccardi » 09 Sep '12, 6pm
MT ‏@grist: Chicago's first urban orchard made up entirely of heirloom fruit. [link] @stefkrieger @slim_lim @rebleder
@_terroirism_ » 09 Sep '12, 5pm
The type of project Ark of Taste should promote :: @grist: Chicago getting 1st urban orchard made entirely o heirlooms. [link]
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fantastic! RT @grist How cool is this? Chicago is getting its first urban orchard made up entirely of heirloom fruit. [link]
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RT @Cocoxochitl: RT @grist: How cool is this? Chicago is getting its first urban orchard made up entirely of heirloom fruit. [link]
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“@grist: How cool is this? Chicago is getting its first urban orchard made up entirely of heirloom fruit. [link]” very cool!
@DRYSoda » 07 Sep '12, 6pm
A new, old take on urban farming: meet #Chicago's urban farm dedicated to nearly obsolete fruit varieties. [link] (via @grist)
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Fruits of old: Chicago gears up for an urban #heirloom #fruit orchard [link] #Health
@EATfoodcoaching » 07 Sep '12, 2pm
RT @FRESHthemovie: Can we get one in every city?! Chicago plants an heirloom fruit orchard: [link]
@ThinkPureMA » 07 Sep '12, 1am
How cool is this? MT @practicallygrn Urban orchards are the new thing! [link]
@balanceoffood » 06 Sep '12, 9pm
Chicago going old school w/ urban heirloom fruit orchard [link]
@FRESHthemovie » 06 Sep '12, 4pm
Can we get one in every city?! Chicago plants an heirloom fruit orchard: [link]
@risingreen » 06 Sep '12, 4pm
Chicago's first #orchard! Behold the Spitzenberg #apple: [link]
@SustainChicago » 05 Sep '12, 6pm
Chicago urban orchard will save Spitzenberg apple and paw paw. What’s a paw paw? Stop by and pick one to find out [link]
@fotomather » 05 Sep '12, 6pm
An urban orchard is such a great idea! Wish I would've thought of it. [link]
@LauraSchla » 05 Sep '12, 6pm
Chicago gets an urban heirloom fruit orchard. Yum. [link] Via @grist
@fiddlefinn » 05 Sep '12, 5pm
This makes me smile, "@thefoodtrust: Chicago gears up for an urban heirloom fruit orchard | Grist [link]"
@George_Project » 05 Sep '12, 4pm
Chicago gears up for an urban heirloom fruit orchard: [link] @grist @NeighborSpace
@DownTo_Earth_ » 05 Sep '12, 3pm
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Love this. RT “@foodtree: Turning abandoned/open spaces in Chicago into heirloom orchards: Dave Snyder's story. [link]”
@foodtree » 05 Sep '12, 3pm
Turning abandoned/open spaces in Chicago into heirloom orchards: Dave Snyder's story. [link]
@NFI_Info » 05 Sep '12, 2pm
RT @naturalgourmet: A Chicago neighborhood welcomes the city's first #heirloom fruit orchard to a vacant lot. #urbanag [link]
@naturalgourmet » 05 Sep '12, 12pm
A Chicago neighborhood welcomes the city's first #heirloom fruit orchard to a vacant lot. #urbanag [link]
@mothercitylivin » 05 Sep '12, 9am
Awesome! RT @grist: How cool is this? Chicago is getting its first urban orchard made up entirely of heirloom fruit. [link]
@ClubGreenNL » 05 Sep '12, 9am
#Chicago krijgt een #stadsboomgaard (toepasselijk CROP geheten) met zeldzame fruitsoorten als de Spitzenberg appel: [link]
@IndiBlu » 04 Sep '12, 10pm
RT @lambsearshoney: Next wave of urban agriculture in Chicago includes heirloom orchards. [link] #foodsecurity
@jenwang21 » 04 Sep '12, 10pm
RT @grist: Fruits of old: Chicago gears up for an urban heirloom fruit orchard in Logan Square [link]