I recently went through a notebook to pull out (and recycle, of course) used pages. I found notes from an interview with a man who had gone to Georgia (part of the old USSR) on a fruit collecting trip. What impressed me was his reports of different and intensive uses of land and resources. People who’ve experienced hunger get very creative.
One thing he saw was grape vine trellised over the roads, taking advantage of the sunlight and space above the traffic. Harvest? I’m not sure. Maybe the road gets blocked while people stand on something to pick the grapes.
Another thing he saw was in a market, a lumpy rope of something he didn’t recognize. He was told that they threaded nuts onto a string, dipped them in the cooked down thick syrup of grape juice, and hung them to dry. He said it was like a nut wrapped in fruit leather. I’ll bet other fruits could be used, too. I haven’t tried it, but let me know if you do. I may get to it at some point.
