Biggs Orchard to Rain Fruit

First planted in 2009, Biggs Elementary's orchard just finished its third summer in the ground.  In September 2011, Common Vision came to support with tree care, training for the caretakers, planting some new varieties, and collecting the stories of a school that has really grown the inspiration planted with the Fruti Tree Tour program.

Holistic Management Intensive

Holistic Management is an essential tool for sustainably managing farms, organizations, and, households in a profitable and resource enhancing engagement of the land.
Common Vision is honored to join forces with GreenFriends Farm at the M.A. Center to make this course available.

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Thank you GreenFriends Farm, Savory Institute, Biologic Systems, and Living Mandala
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Loving up the big trees!

Nutritional Justice | Fruit Tree TV 2011 | Episode #5

Arts Education | Fruit Tree TV 2011 | Episode #4

11-Day L.A. Intensive

The Los Angeles leg of Fruit Tree Tour 2011 was packed deep with 11 school plantings and 2 community plantings.

"Hey Johnny Appleseed"

This one apple tree now has 6 varieties of apples on it. Interestingly enough Johnny appleseed was not know for his grafting of good eating varieties of apples, but rather his seedling crab apples used for hard cider. To see more ways that Fruit Tree Tour is both different than and similar to ole Johnny Appleseed check this old post.

What BP Doesn't Want You to Know | Fruit Tree TV 2011 | Episode #3

Exotic Fruit for So Cal Schools

Plant, Paint, Perform | Fruit Tree TV 2011 | Episode #2

How many kids? Lots of kids.

Lakeside Middle School in San Diego County puts in a hillside orchard.

Our office has a citrus forest

Drip for every tree!

Will Rogers Elementary in Ventura

Pre-tour Mania | Fruit Tree TV 2011 | Episode #1

The 2011 Crew says Hi!

Fruit Trees by Air

Come, fly the route that the world's largest veggie-oil powered caravan will travel for this the 8th annual Fruit Tree Tour. Starting in 15 days, 20 volunteers will begin an adventure to inspire another 10,000 students and plant another 600 fruit trees.

Green Theater Performance !!! Fruit Tree TV: Episode #7

Oceano Elementary | Fruit Tree TV: Episode #6

Building Community in LA with Jefferson High | Episode #5

In this episode of Fruit Tree TV, Common Vision volunteers take to the streets to assist Jefferson High students in meeting their neighbors and planting trees in their neighborhood. Common Vision works with Jefferson High's Green Design Academy in South Los Angeles in a unique community outreach tree planting project.