Fallen Fruit: Public Fruit Jam this Sunday
August 1st, 2008 By Kristin Smith
What do you get when you mix L.A. sunshine, a collection of artists and an obscure state law? The Fallen Fruit project.
A few years ago, artist/activist and CalArts professor Matias Viegener stumbled across a California law stating that any fruit that grows on or over public land is community property, even if the trunk is rooted in a private yard. In LA, that means both bounty and variety of fruit. Read More