Low-Hanging Fruit: Can an Edible Forest Take Root in Seattle?

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Beacon Food Forest Schematic Site Plan

by Zak Stone - good.is - March 2, 2012

Imagine if your neighborhood park doubled as a communal orchard. Out of fruit in the fridge? Just stroll down the block and pluck the first ripe pear you see. It may sound like a hippie fantasy, but residents of Seattle's Beacon Hill neighborhood could soon be living that dream, with a community group planning to break ground on the country's largest "food forest" this summer.

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