https://manytreesproject.org/adopt daily 0.75 2020-09-28 https://manytreesproject.org/get-involved daily 0.75 2019-12-20 https://manytreesproject.org/about daily 0.75 2019-12-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dfacfa45e8ee03824170e8b/1577647327670-NJPMIB4IF1PGXRA4I8HQ/chestnuts_roasting.jpg About - But what if we didn’t depend on vulnerable and ecocidal monoculture grain production for our diets? What if we took food sovereignty and regenerative food production seriously? A single mature chestnut tree can provide half of the carbohydrate calories a human adult needs in an entire year. Imagine nut and fruit trees on every block. Imagine a garden neighborhood–apples, plums, hazelnuts, chestnuts, kiwis, cherries, paw paws and persimmons, fresh and dripping with juice after that first succulent bite. Instead of plastic wrapped and stale fruits from California, imagine such local abundance that the biggest challenges will not be affording food, but finding ways to share the surplus. Imagine that each one of those trees sequesters carbon from the atmosphere, cools our warming neighborhoods through evapotranspiration, and provides birds and pollinators with abundant habitat. Imagine that the fruit trees in your yard require pollen from a neighbor’s tree to thrive, and that the rain that falls on your roof drains downhill through a neighbor’s yard. Imagine that, in order to keep your local trees healthy and producing, you need to actively care for your neighbors’ trees as well. What do property lines mean when pollen is blown by the wind and water runs along the path of least resistance? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dfacfa45e8ee03824170e8b/1576802111258-KPLQPJORO7X1E90ABFYK/20190530_204757.jpg About https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dfacfa45e8ee03824170e8b/1577659239253-RRBT66PGWAA31L049Q6R/20190415_142517.jpg About https://manytreesproject.org/home daily 1.0 2022-10-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dfacfa45e8ee03824170e8b/e5a634d1-da04-49aa-a277-19be710078a1/signal-2022-09-08-143119_002.jpeg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dfacfa45e8ee03824170e8b/1576720580858-QWM81U1R7740N0GJR9E8/20190807_130536.jpg Home - Want to plant a tree in your yard? We need people with yards to adopt trees for the long haul. Do you want to make chestnut cake or persimmon pudding in a few years? Or maybe you want to share future abundance with your neighbors, do your part to sequester carbon, provide pollinator habitat, or have a nice shady yard… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dfacfa45e8ee03824170e8b/1576721152086-3CD2GNF2XOT9WI2LUFSP/20190519_192014.jpg Home - Want to help? We need lots of volunteer help getting trees in the ground this spring, propagating trees for future plantings, grafting, and more. Let us know if you want to help volunteer on a work day, or if you’re interested in sharing skills with the broader community. Maybe you want to teach a grafting class, or a workshop on native foods, or cooking with chestnuts. Whether you’ve got an abundance of time or an abundance of specialized knowledge, we want your help! https://manytreesproject.org/take-action daily 0.75 2025-05-12