FALLING FRUIT

Falling Fruit is also about the prevention of food waste. We aim to have zero waste, so fruit is either eaten, stored, preserved, pressed, or fed to animals. Volunteers often take home the damaged apples (which fall in the process of picking) and use them for pies immediately... One of the aims of Falling Fruit is to highlight the huge distances our food usually travels before it reaches our mouths. Even when food is in season, it is still imported or travels extensively around the country to processing and distribution points before reaching our plates. Falling Fruit also aims to reduce the urban carbon footprint by encouraging the use of local food and supporting more local growing, cultivation and harvesting... Falling Fruit Ireland is a project to harvest the seasonal glut of local fruit countrywide, and to give it to charities that cater for those in need.

Also known as: Falling Fruit Ireland