Yeah I knew there were some within an hour or so, I've visited the one in moundsville. Just never heard of one as close as McKees Rocks which was cool to learn !

> According to my contacts in the City, this was never run past the City law department for their opinion, which is not at all surprising.

We should ask City law to get right on that! We should have their opinion sometime in mid-2027, provided we stay on top of it and keep reminding them.

Developer!!

Dancing Monkey Boy Ballmer viral before there was youtube.

That would be nice, but they aren't really good shade trees. I just wish they would get more pawpaws to grow close to trails in the parks. That one pawpaw patch in Schenley Park gets absolutely looted every September and people have to tramp through the undergrowth to get there, which isn't great for the ecosystem.

Yes.

Wow I had no idea that was filmed here.

I’m all for it, but it’s easier said than done. Investing in community vegetable gardens or community orchards, or berry patches is a much better and more feasible option than having apple trees as street trees.

So people can eat pawpaws for the one week of the year when ripe pawpaws exist?

I like the idea of planting more trees. We have a great tree canopy here but many neighborhoods lack enough trees. But I am really skeptical that this would have a measurable impact on hunger. I think there's a reason that the article spent virtually zero time talking about this angle.

Foraging/harvesting is work and if someone is struggling to feed their family, they are already likely time-poor, so telling them to go do some unpaid labor seems unhelpful.

Also, wouldn't there be a ton of produce that gets eaten by wildlife or just falls on the ground and rots, whereas if you had an actual orchard with staff who knew when and how to harvest food, you'd have less waste?

And then there's the issue of the food only being available for a very limited time each year.

Bring back cougars imo

(only half joking)

You talking about the deer in Brighton Heights?

You’re asking for a landslide if you want to clear all the current vegetation and replace it with corn.

Some people actually have that opinion. Maybe you could change their mind if you approached them in some other way than "alright douchebag."

I'm against the death penalty, even if we could be 100% certain that person were guilty.

Not sure about your neighborhood but we need the wildlife managed a bit better where I'm at or else the animals would just gobble everything up.

Anything edible in my yard gets decimated.

I love the idea though and have been planning to turn my yard into more of a food forest or edible permaculture. Still have to figure out the wildlife situation.

I got a whole hillside. Feel free to clear it and plant some corn.

I got a whole hillside. Feel free to clear it and plant some corn

2 paw paw tree on every corner

Thanks 🙏

The stories about the buildings coming down are a lot louder than the ones about new affordable housing being built.

Every unit that was demolished in for Whole Foods has been replaced with new builds basically across the street. Did you know that?

Food not lawns

Who mentioned downtown?

Councilperson Deb Gross is working on this, but I don’t think she gets a ton of support from many other members of council. I know she’s supported food forest initiatives in her district though and Morningside definitely got some fruit trees at one point to expand their community garden.

You should talk to your councilperson. City owns a lot of land it’s currently doing nothing with.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/mar/21/urban-food-forest-dunbar-spring-tucson-arizona-climate-crisis-drought?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

It doesn't have to be downtown. Read the article, it refers to residential neighborhoods, and it's not all large trees. The concept includes bushes and understory plantings.