Websites
www.ftpf.org
The Fruit Tree Planting Foundation is a nonprofit charity dedicated to planting edible, fruitful trees and plants to benefit the environment and all its inhabitants. Our primary mission is to plant and help others plant a collective total of 18 billion fruit trees across the world (approximately 3 for every person alive) and encourage their growth under organic standards. FTPF provides support, resources, and guidance for those interested in planting fruit trees and spearheads a variety of planting programs. These programs are aimed at enriching the environment, providing nutritious food sources for wild and rescued animals, and improving human health by bringing delicious, fresh, locally grown raw fruits and vegetables of the highest quality into the lives of all people. FTPF also seeks to secure land throughout the world with the sole purpose restoring native plant ecosystems with an abundance of fruit trees and plants that benefit the surrounding air, water, and soil and provide food sources for wild animals.
Books
The Man Who Planted Trees
Jean Giono
This story embodies the spirit of The Fruit Tree Planting Foundation and its mission and can be found at http://www.ftpf.org/themanwhoplanted.htm
Gurus
David Wolfe
David “Avocado” Wolfe is considered by peers to be one of the world’s leading authorities on nutrition. David is the author of Amazing Grace, Naked Chocolate, Eating For Beauty and The Sunfood Diet Success System. David works, in conjunction with www.sunfood.com, to develop, market and distribute some of the world’s most wonderful and exotic organic food items. David and www.sunfood.com (formerly Nature’s First Law) were the first to bring raw and organic: cacao beans/nibs (raw chocolate), goji berries, Incan berries, cacao butter, cacao powder, powdered encapsulated mangosteen, maca extract and cold-pressed coconut oil into general distribution in North America. Known for extraordinary quality control and ethical production, these products and many others developed by David and www.sunfood.com lead the field. David Wolfe has degrees in mechanical and environmental engineering, political science, a juris doctor in law, and a masters in living-food nutrition. He has studied at many institutions including Oxford University. Currently, David still participates in higher education as a professor of nutrition for Dr. Gabriel Cousens’ masters degree program on live-food nutrition. David Wolfe is the middle son of two medical doctors, which provides him with a unique perspective in the health field. Since 1995, David Wolfe has given over 1,000 health lectures and seminars in the United States, Canada, Europe, the South Pacific, Central America and South America. He hosts at least six health, fitness and adventure retreats each year at various retreat centers around the world. You may view his current schedule here. David is the founder of the non-profit Fruit Tree Planting Foundation whose goal is to plant 18 billion fruit trees on planet Earth. David is also the founder of, and leading contributor to, the internet’s only Peak Performance and Nutrition online magazine: The Best Day Ever. As part of his action-packed schedule, David also coaches and feeds Hollywood producers and celebrities as well as some of the world’s leading business people and entrepreneurs. David is currently completing several new books, and occasionally plays drums for the raw rock and roll group – The Healing Waters Band. In 2004, David starred as “Avocado” in the reality television show Mad Mad House airing on the Science Fiction Channel. Other than a passion for nutrition and music, David’s favorite hobbies include: hiking, yoga, literature, writing, alchemy, chemistry, wild adventures, hot springs soaking, planting fruit trees, spending time with loved ones and having The Best Day Ever!
My Cool Green
Green Tips
Planting A New Fruit Tree?
Since every region has a unique climate and soil conditions, it is best to check with local experts for advice on what varieties and methods are best utilized at your planting site. Your first step might be to obtain a sense of what hardiness zone you are located in order to compare that with the growing recommendations listed on the tree you are purchasing. If you are just learning the basics of fruit tree planting, there are many published guides available online, including this one, which was tailored for northern climates but contains valuable general concepts. Finally, and perhaps most importantly, your local state extension agent should have excellent advice on local conditions, based on years of collected data and experience.