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The artists’ group, Fallen Fruit, offers neighborhood fruit maps for Los Angeles residents looking for an alternative to the supermarket. These maps easily point out areas like Silver Lake, Sherman Oaks, Hancock Park, Echo Park, and Midwilshire, which supply an urban orchard akin to a Los Angeles “Garden of Eden.”

When fruit hangs over sidewalks, many trees planted on private property become public domain. Fallen Fruit artists David Burns, Matias Viegener and Austin Young, created visuals that illustrate the availability of publicly accessible fruit. They wanted more city dwellers to benefit from the fruit that was getting wasted every day. When these artists founded the collective, they thus invigorated ignored parts of the Los Angeles landscape. The maps are now accessible on their website: www.fallenfruit.org. The site also provides information concerning the best ways to map the fruit trees in the vicinity where you live.

Not all of Fallen Fruit’s art is on-site and in the front of Los Angeles homes. Fallen Fruit recently co-curated the Lace Benefit Art Auction, an event that spanned three days in early May 2009, linking visual art, music, and sound. One of the pieces they showcased was their own work, Neighborhood Infusions, made of recycled glass bottles, organic vodka, and public fruit. The retail value was $300, with a starting bid of $100. For art enthusiasts who missed this event, Seattle’s Lawrimore Project, will exhibit some of Fallen Fruit’s work from May 7th to June 13th.