Comment on this one goes out to the urban planning nerds

• SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Ideally the homeless wouldn’t exist in this scenario, and sure, the public can grab the bottom 8’? The public really can’t be trusted to safely use ladders, so that options right out.

  I’m all for it, but realistically it’s not a feasible solution? It’s to costly, wheter it be to collect it and give to public safely, or to provide ladders and medical care for the people who inevitably fall.

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  • grue@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    My area has en entire non-profit org devoted to urban foraging, so maybe my perspective on its feasibility is a little different.

    concrete-jungle.org

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    • SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      … a non profit relies on donations… so it’s either paid through taxes like I mentioned, or through money in the end anyways…?

      Sure I guess that works?

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      • barsoap@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        I mean they’re harvesting food I bet sales can cover ladders and fuel and whatnot. If you’re short on workers ask literally any other non-profit if they wouldn’t like half a ton of apples to make pie with for one of their projects, you’ll get your workers. Have a general “pluck two get one” policy for anyone who is not a business.

        Basically all that’s necessary is to have someone responsible for organising stuff, the economics are trivial as we’re literally talking about distributing stuff for free.

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• em2@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Free food that drops out of the trees? Get the fuck outta here.

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• lugal@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  I don’t think we are talking about actually edible fruits but I’m not sure

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• HappyFrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

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  • grue@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Wow, that’s some real bullshit spin. I’m almost impressed.

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