fruit collection

[Lowlander]

This may belong in the For Sale, or Wanted threads...a while back I read of a group who collected unpicked fruit from people's gardens in return for a bottle of cider or perry.

Any idea who does this? Loads of fruit going free in our garden, shame to waste it...

[Whittler]

Was it this lot http://www.londonglider.com/about-us/ ??

[Jonathan62]

Hi, its not that difficult or expensive to do this your self.......hic!

[womanofdulwich]

Its sometimes better to go the jam / freezing route. The results are more reliable.

Although Quince vodka is very easy to make!

[Huggers]

https://www.facebook.com/?page=1&sk=messages&tid=1430184448103#!/urbanforagerpeckhampickler

Peckham foragers fruitpickers

[a fish]

I can attest that while homemade blackberry vodka R?CKS like Lemmy throwing granite round a quarry while Slipknot bite Ozzy Osbourne's head off, the hangover is seventeen different types of manky.

[ironjawcannon]

just made jam from the street fruits in Grove hill Road, namely crab apples for jelly. There are still lots there and rowan berries too.

[LauraHW]

Anyone seen any sloes or damsons around I can use for sloe gin?

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

Most prolific place for sloes is the park by Beauberry House whose name escapes me.

[LauraHW]

Belair park? Thanks!

[dbboy]

Bramley apples for free now outside 31, SE23 3AW

[fl0wer]

Junction of Upland Rd and Friern

Super tall pear tree there, hangs over the wall, householder never seems to pick them.

Now autumnal winds are with us and the pavement is littered. Some are usable.

I think it would always be better if fruit wasn't windfall though, because some carefully handpicked could be stored, useful over the coming months.