All the wasted citrus..............
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| 1 | I sometimes wonder at all the wasted fruit that lies rotting all over the ground - on my walks at the moment there are grapefruit, limes, lemons, oranges coming on, mandarins and tangelos (I think). Many of them (most) are on the sections of beach houses - makes me think about those that may go a bit hungry or people who claim they cannot afford to buy fruit - have we lost the ability to forage? I am not talking full on tree raiding; I have a ready supply of lemons and limes picked up from the ground in public places where they have fallen off heavily laden trees hanging over fences. The limes in particular, are spectacular. awoftam - 2016-07-14 18:17:00 |
| 2 | As I posted at the bottom of another thread, was it marmalade?? people are starting to do something in some areas. The north shore has community fruit harvesting scheme. Runs on Facebook and uses neighbourly website. I have been out picking in my area and I deliver where it might be of the most use, schools and food banks if the fruit is in good condition. Lots isn't though, and gets made into fruit preserves by more volunteers. Edited by wendalls at 8:17 pm, Thu 14 Jul wendalls - 2016-07-14 20:16:00 |
| 3 | Was what marmalade? The vast majority of the houses here are empty most of the year; with a population of 3500 that swells to 60000 over summer there few locals about; and not a plethora of schools or foodbanks.......... awoftam - 2016-07-14 20:22:00 |
| 4 | Yeah, we used to get that on Waiheke, too. Especially the grapefruit... twelve12 - 2016-07-14 20:48:00 |
| 5 | I tried advertising my lemons, bugger all cared so it continues to get mowed up lythande1 - 2016-07-15 07:44:00 |
| 6 | This message was deleted. cleggyboy - 2016-07-15 08:12:00 |
| 7 | I must admit ive got lots of lemons lying on the ground waiting to be mowed over......but this time of year lemons are everywhere and no one i ask seems to want any. Also I have guava moth in some of them so dont like to offer infected fruit. My mum has heaps of citrus trees and lately every time she comes down to see me she brings buckets and buckets of mandarins, I take them to work, give them to friends. Most get eaten, but not all dibble35 - 2016-07-15 08:17:00 |
| 8 | cleggyboy wrote: awoftam - 2016-07-15 08:26:00 |
| 9 | The only thing I like about winter is the citrus. The bottles of cordial, endless slices, cakes, sauces, jams, pickles, zest and juice, citrus sugar, used in roasts, baking and other savouries and dishes from all over the world. Or just eating fresh. Then there's the oils and peels to use in potpourri and spray bottles for cleaning and making the house smell fresh. Their colours are like jewels when everything else is bleak, cold wet and miserable. Bowls and vases full of fresh colourful green, gold, yellow, orange citrus throughout the kitchen and dining room warms the cockles and gets me hunting for my next recipe. rexavier - 2016-07-15 09:31:00 |
| 10 | daarhn wrote:
Nice. awoftam - 2016-07-15 10:38:00 |
| 11 | They have a fruit harvest group here in Hamilton then they make it into marmalade and juice for the foodbanks. They often have calls out for pickers recently they have done persimmons, pumpkins and apples. Free to anyone who can use them. huntlygirl - 2016-07-15 12:23:00 |
| 12 | awoftam wrote: wendalls - 2016-07-15 20:55:00 |
| 13 | Yes, and the majority of houses have no letter boxes...............holiday homes have no need of them. awoftam - 2016-07-15 22:16:00 |
| 14 | Gosh, I wish I could get hold of some free lemons or oranges here in Morrinsville/Te Aroha. I like making lemon honey and orange curds with them and my citrus trees are only yr old so no fruit atall yet. moparpete - 2016-07-15 22:45:00 |
| 15 | Just courier it on down! rainrain1 - 2016-07-16 08:57:00 |
| 16 | No such problem here in Wellington I'd happily swap preserves or baking for some fruit but I don't think I know anyone who has a producing citrus tree!! There are several well publicised organisations round here that harvest fruit for charitable purposes Edited by huca1 at 10:53 am, Sat 16 Jul huca1 - 2016-07-16 10:52:00 |
| 17 | huca1 wrote:
Just out of interest what sort of citrus were you wanting and how much? 342 - 2016-07-16 11:28:00 |
| 18 | I have put two huge bin loads at our mailbox and then advertised them on local facebook groups. The tree still has heaps on it but they need more ripening. Far nicer to give them away than see them rot on the ground popeye333 - 2016-07-17 13:14:00 |
| 19 | Chopped up 4Kg of grapefruit and lemons for marmalade this morning. all donated from neighbours tree :) beaker59 - 2016-07-17 13:32:00 |
| 20 | What i wouldn't give for lemons,limes etc, and i think in future i might just have to get brave and knock on peoples doors, lol kay34 - 2016-07-17 17:21:00 |
| 21 | go to www.picfruit.co.nz for contacts in your area for community fruit nationwide. Most have a facebook page where you can message. This fruit has a place to go to many people in in our communities that struggle julie55 - 2016-07-17 17:32:00 |
| 22 | typo sorry --- www.pickfruit.co.nz julie55 - 2016-07-17 17:32:00 |
| 23 | The member deleted this message. -bookzone- - 2016-07-17 20:17:00 |
| 24 | Yes book zone, it relies on people being conscious of wastage. Maybe if ads were place in the local bulletins in the summer asking property owners to consider bringing their winter fruit home to the big cities that might get a few people thinking? (Letterbox drops to those that have them) As the schemes become more widely known in the cities they might do this anyway. Some wouldn't be bothered but others might. wendalls - 2016-07-17 21:53:00 |
| 25 | lythande1 wrote: standard - 2016-07-19 20:57:00 |
| 26 | My Auckland suburb on the outskirts has a share your fare stall set up in the village. I've seen it advertised recently for the first time but haven't checked it out as yet. You are supposed to bring something to swap in return for what you take if you can... Hopefully people will not be greedy with less common goods. wendalls - 2016-07-19 22:14:00 |
| 27 | This message was deleted. nzdoug - 2016-07-19 22:17:00 |
| 28 | Just had 23kgs of passion fruit, fejeos, lemons, persimmons brought down for me from up north so many wonderful things to make yummy. Found on Mrs Google a Persimmon Marmalade and passion fruit jelly is double yummy. I freeze shell and pulp in separate bags for space reasons. And will zest lemons then juice Prices down south for some citrus is stupid. anne1955 - 2017-05-28 18:42:00 |
| 29 | julie55 wrote: autumnwinds - 2017-05-28 18:51:00 |
| 30 | standard wrote: samanya - 2017-05-29 12:42:00 |
| 31 | Hi does anyone have a very old Rangitoto Cook book. I would like a pork receipe out of it, mine seems to have gone walkabout. birrah - 2017-06-20 18:14:00 |
| 32 | birrah wrote:
Hi Heather, why not start a new thread with Rangitoto Cookbook in the title. It will reach more people rather than being hidden in this thread. eastie3 - 2017-06-20 18:40:00 |
| 33 | Citrus recipe time, so ** bump ** autumnwinds - 2018-06-17 23:51:00 |
| 34 | Must dig out my mum's old recipe for a fruit cordial. Trouble is, the sugar police would probably go bonkers. As she had to buy all her citrus, it was a genuine summer treat for us as kids. socram - 2018-06-18 09:31:00 |
| 35 | awoftam wrote: Slip a note under the door. Knock on the door during summer when occupants are in, and ask permission to take their fruit come winter. cosimo - 2018-06-18 10:48:00 |
| 36 | This message was deleted. cleggyboy - 2018-06-19 15:08:00 |
| 37 | In todays world conserving food is not a thing and yet one day something will happen and people will not know how to forage/conserve for food. Every thing needs to be perfect and slightly blemished is rotten. The amount of food that families throw out instead of re-purposing them because it is looking a little limp. I am teaching my children to cook with what is available or what is in the cupboard. Since changing my ways we are saving so much on food. If I can make it, I don't buy it. Edited by marcs at 3:45 pm, Tue 19 Jun marcs - 2018-06-19 15:45:00 |
| 38 | Send the down here , Otago, would put them to good use. twinkley1 - 2018-06-19 16:36:00 |
| 39 | lythande1 wrote:
They make a good repellent to keep cats out of your vege and flower beds. I just chop them up and put around the plants. nauru - 2018-06-19 18:52:00 |
| 40 | This message was deleted. kindajojo - 2018-06-19 20:23:00 |
| 41 | lythande1 wrote: Same with my limes, put them out at the gate 6 in a bag for a dollar, even tried to give them away, hopeless. Edited by jia5 at 10:19 am, Thu 21 Jun jia5 - 2018-06-21 10:18:00 |
| 42 | I'll take any lemons if anyone is coming through Ashburton! lyndunc - 2018-06-21 13:06:00 |
| 43 | Kawarau has about 30 lemon trees planted for residents to help themselves from for a few lemons. A real special treat while we lived there. We here in Hastings have Olive trees that hurt your feet after the fruit falls leaving hard stones all over the footpaths. pickles7 - 2018-06-22 17:34:00 |
| 44 | Citrus freezes well and is easy to use - makes zesting much easier! The juice is still good too. I don't know if you can eat them like you would fresh but nice to have on hand for culinary purposes bisloy - 2018-07-01 23:25:00 |
| 45 | ** bump ** autumnwinds - 2019-06-23 23:23:00 |
| 46 | Has anyone got any nice recipes for baking with Lemons etc, would be much appreciated. willman - 2019-06-24 08:08:00 |
| 47 | Perhaps a local charity could ask home-owners to donate fruit or retrieve it while doing a free security check of their properties. amasser - 2019-06-24 10:32:00 |
| 48 | Rats ate a lot of my lemons! samanya - 2019-06-24 11:04:00 |
| 49 | I must dig out a recipe my Mum used for a citrus cordial (at a time when we had to buy all our citrus). From memory, it probably had a fair bit of sugar in it, but boy, it was delicious, cold, or even with hot water in winter. socram - 2019-06-28 19:47:00 |
| 50 | cleggyboy wrote: samanya - 2019-06-28 20:02:00 |
