Walk down many a suburban street at this time of year and you will see trees stuffed with ripe fruit - much of which will simply rot and go to waste. But would you let a stranger into your garden to do the picking?
The season of mists and mellow fruitfulness seems particularly fruitful this year.
Fat red apples hang heavy in private gardens. Roadside verges sparkle with the ruby glow of ripening berries. Nature's bounty is everywhere to see, from countryside tracks to the wilder corners of council-owned greenbelt.
Autumn is harvest time, of course, and both city and countryside are awash with an abundance of apples, pears and blackberries. This is a free and accessible source of fresh and scrumptious fruit, waiting to be picked. And surprisingly, much of it is left to ripen, wither, fall and rot, providing sustenance only for wasps and rats.READ MORE
