processing International Fruit Day

A process of an idea

At a party in April 2007 former students of social work from the University of Applied Science Alice Salomon in Berlin came together talking about their fields of profession and the spheres of action. They came to the conclusion to bring people and organisations together with a basic social subject: sharing a meal. The idea developed under the aspect of sustainibility and became even clearer. Sharing and eating fruits/vegetables together was soon made up to International Fruit Day which is celebrated July 1^st each year. The vote for Fruit Of The Year and motto each year were soon added.

The first International Fruit Day took place July 1^st 2007 at the Mauerpark in Berlin where boundaries had fallen 1989. Fruitcakes as well as fresh fruit bits and bites where given to more than 400 guests by Britta, Credo, Stefan, Susanne and Christian. The people shared it with their friends, partners or children.