<span style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:11px;border-collapse:collapse"><b>T<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">OUR DE FRUIT: BICYCLE EXPLORATION & URBAN FORAGING </span></b><br>This Saturday, June 19th, 2010. Meet outside the Bike Project (Urbana) at 6:30pm<br>
<br>Join local bicycle riders and fruit lovers as we excursion through the area. We'll visit a variety of</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; border-collapse: collapse; "> fruit trees, including pears, apples, paw paws, persimmons, plums, apricots, peaches, mulberries, cherries, and juneberries. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; border-collapse: collapse; ">Each stop on the route will have time for activities and discussion, and will end with a delicious snack at the end. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; border-collapse: collapse; ">The purpose of the ride is to share knowledge of trees, identify native edibles, engage with the community, and talk about new ways of navigating our landscape.</span><div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; border-collapse: collapse; "><br></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; border-collapse: collapse; ">The group ride will begin at the IMC Bike Project and end at La Casa, a co-op house where the residents are working on a permaculture food forest. </span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; border-collapse: collapse; "><br></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; border-collapse: collapse; "></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; border-collapse: collapse; ">3-4 mile ride. Bring a helmet and containers to collect fruit.</span><div>
<div><span style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:11px;border-collapse:collapse"><br>Project Blog:<br><a href="http://thebigneighborhoodorchard.wordpress.com/" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 204)" target="_blank">http://thebigneighborhoodorchard.wordpress.com/</a><br>
<br>Community fruit photo gallery:<br><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnpaulgoguen/sets/72157622578682354/" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 204)" target="_blank">http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnpaulgoguen/sets/72157622578682354/</a><br>
<br>Hope to see you there!<br><br>JP & Maggie</span>
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