Free Trees and Plants
by Kara DiCamillo, Newport, Rhode Island 
on 07. 8.05
We saw this blurb in the New York Times and thought it was such a great idea that we had to check it out ourselves. Free Trees and Plants, based in Nebraska, salvages unsold, high-quality nursery and garden center plants, shrubs, bulbs and saplings that are destroyed by the millions each year. The company sells them online or by phone for $6.95 which covers the shipping costs and the processing by workers with disabilities, who Free Trees employs. The inventory changes regularly (at this time they are sold out of trees and shrubs until this Fall) and a wide selection is offered. As the website states: “You get free plants. You help stop a huge waste. Disabled people get meaningful work and a paycheck. Everyone wins.” Via ::New York Times ::Free Trees and Plants
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What a fantastic concept and cause! Help support this organization!
Great idea!
How cool is that? THANK YOU!
If it's for outdoor planting, please buy only plants that are native to your area.
Thanks.
[climbs off soapbox]
If there are any trees for sale this fall I would love to get one and pay the shipping/handling charge. Let me know when there will be some trees available.
Thanks
I'm loking for free trees to replant in my sm woods. This spring.
This is my 1st time here always looking for plants indoor and out side