Documentarian Extraordinaire

I've been Making Movies! Taking the footage is pretty fun but then comes the many hours of slaving over a hot computer. Its well worth the work though to be able to tell the amazing stories that happen day after day on Fruit Tree Tour. Check out my latest film on youtube.com   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNwIki01-r0

Hanging out on the Bus after a long day of planting Fruit Trees east of LA at Nu View Elementary.

Here's a nice sunset photo of turning soil at a community planting in Malibu.

Anna Apples

At the campus shared by Mariposa Charter and Sumac Elementary just north of LA I was able to plant two Anna Apple trees with two groups of kids. The Anna Apple does well in the warmer climates of Southern California. I haven't tasted the apples yet but I'm looking forward to it. . .

Here I am enjoying the newly remodeled interior of the Jah Lioness bus. My friend Colton refinished the bus before tour taking out the old bunks and making it more spacious by installing new hanging bunks. Also new is the Moon Gate key hole doorway. While all this remodeling was going on inside the bus I was remodeling the Vegetable oil fuel system, taking out the old tanks that had sprung a leak and installing new better designed tanks.

First Planting

Here I am at our first planting in San Ramon at the MA Center. We planted 185 trees that day, and broke our record for the most fruit trees we have ever planted in one day, all on our very first day of tour! We're off to a good start!

Annapurna

Back on tour again! That amazing time when I climb aboard the veggie oil powered caravan and traverse California planting trees, singing songs, and playing drums.

Last year we went to nearly 40 schools and planted 1000 fruit trees.

Each tree we plant is a teaching opportunity for a group of kids to learn how to plant, learn about the basic science behind tree growth and the importance of local foods and connect with the earth.


Again this year I’ll be taking photos at every school and community we go to and posting some of them on this blog so you can stay up to date on our progress.I’ll also work on some short video pieces about some of the most interesting parts of tour.

I also will be helping with a drum workshop that teaches about the universal nature of rhythm and cooperation, and an expression workshop that allows kids to free their voices to create spontaneous songs and poems.

I volunteer for three months of the year on Fruit Tree Tour and two months before tour even starts getting the vehicles ready. That’s a lot of time and energy, and I’m not the only one!!!



This grassroots organization is people powered and community supported with a core of volunteers and a lot of community donations. As it seems to be in a lot of places, the budget is a tight one this year.
If you have some money you want to flow in the direction of making the world a better place, go ahead and support the tour!



You can use the PayPal button below to pledge $1 a mile for any of the 3000 miles I will be traveling this spring. With your help we will be able to finish out the tour and bring sustainable local fruit to thousands of children. Thanks for your Support!