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The Fruit Tree Planting Foundation in San Diego has a simple solution for a global need. Fruit. Fresh, off the tree, wholesome, organic fruit.

Whether the fruit-eaters are children, animals or impoverished neighbors -- fruit trees take advantage of Mother Nature's natural resources system...and deliver shade, soil conditioning, food for wildlife...and food for humans and our animals. And it lasts for decades! That's a lot for one simple plant to gift us with.

FTPF recently launched a program called "Fruit Tree 101 which involves orchard donations to public schools in low-income areas to provide generations of students and teachers with healthy nutrition options and environmental education opportunities. In the summer of 2006, with generous support from Starbucks Coffee, FTPF donated and planted a series of orchards at Southern California schools, including the Rialto Unified School District and the National School District. Students and teachers participated in the plantings, with FTPF leading discussions about environmental concepts with many enthusiastic children!

At several schools, the orchards will serve as outdoor classrooms, where students will meet every week to learn about botany, ecology, and sustainability. When the trees are fruiting, students will gain valuable experience working with charities by donating the harvest to local food banks. A school district official wrote that they expect the orchards "…to last for decades, giving our students the opportunity to receive environmental education that would not otherwise be available to them."

Additional programs by The Fruit Tree Planting Foundation include:

Orchards for Animals

Fruit Relief

Roots of Recovery

Reservation Preservation