Public Fruit Jam

Machine Project | Sunday Aug 20 2006 | from 12pm to 3pm

Fallen Fruit collective conducted a Public Jam, in which they collaborated with the citizens
of Los Angeles in a communal jam-making session. We asked that the citIzens bring along
home-grown or public fruit (see fallenfruit.org) and any clean, empty glass jars. At the end
everyone left with a jar of communal jam. Even those arriving empty handed left with jam.

The kinds of jam we make was improvised on the fruit that people provided.
The fruit was fresh amd delicious. Fallen fruit brought public fruit. We made radical
and experimental jams, like basil gauva or lemon pepper jelly. We discussed
the basics of jam and jelly making, pectin and bindings, as well as the communal power
of shared fruit and the liberation of public fruit. Vats of fun for all!

Jam with us and share the fruit of our labor!