Mr. Jones, who lives in the historic Black neighborhood called Jeff-Vander-Lou, opens his yard to the public and gives fruit away via Facebook. You could argue that Charles West’s yard is also a food forest, even though he is the professional grower behind West Farm Nursery in Branchburg, N.J., just 50 miles west of Manhattan. But trees are his biggest seller: His orders jumped to 250, from 50, over the last four years. Mr. West does tinker with other kinds of fruit trees, including a peach he regards with derision. “My conclusion is we should leave the European trees in Europe.”

Source: New York Times October 19, 2020 17:26 UTC