The Socioeconomic Impact of Trees - Shade Grown Coffee with Ryan Hatt, Ernie Grimo on Nut Trees, and Sue Arndt on Fresh Fruit

This episode invites three guests to discuss how harvesting the fruit on fruit trees, nut trees and coffee plants can help combat global hunger.

Ryan Hatt, Business Development Manager of the Arbor Day Foundation on a project to promote shade grown coffee as a way to tackle poverty – and to save the rainforest.
Ernie Grimo from Grimo Nut Nursery on the secrets of growing nut trees and the role nut trees can play in bringing food security to communities.
And Sue Arndt of Not Far From The Tree on how Toronto’s fantastic fruit harvesting project helps get fresh fruit to those who need it most.

The host of the Orchard People radio show and podcast is Susan Poizner of the fruit tree care education website http://www.orchardpeople.com.

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• (00:00) - Introduction and Welcome
• (01:54) - The Role of Fruit Trees in Alleviating World Hunger
• (02:53) - Arbor Day Foundation's Coffee Project
• (05:57) - Challenges Faced by Coffee Growers
• (08:11) - Sustainable Coffee Farming Practices
• (10:04) - Impact of Arbor Day Foundation's Coffee Program
• (16:04) - Organic Practices and Pest Management
• (18:07) - Community Orchard Network and Sponsor Messages
• (27:53) - Nut Trees as a Solution to Global Hunger
• (32:10) - Introduction and Recap
• (32:31) - Nut Trees: A Solution for North Korea
• (33:20) - Interview with Ernie Grimo: Growing Nut Trees
• (38:13) - Nut Trees in Urban Environments
• (39:56) - Challenges and Solutions for Growing Nut Trees
• (46:25) - The Fruit Harvesting Project: Not Far From the Tree
• (53:45) - How to Start a Fruit Picking Project
• (55:32) - Conclusion and Final Thoughts