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This page is dedicated in thanksgiving for the generosity of businesses and organizations that see the works of Fruit Tree Tour as an important step to inspiring youth across California to walk with care and respect for the earth that feeds us all. Thank you.

Forever Flowering Greenhouses has stepped up in a huge way this year to support the Fruit Tree Tour. The company owners see the programs work, both in the fresh food that is provided in areas of need and in the inspiration and hope that thousands of children experience, as essential, timely, and well delivered. Forever Flowering sells automated light deprivation greenhouses allow you to extend or shorten your growing season at the flip of a switch, using automated control systems to optimize your greenhouse for the growing conditions that you choose – regardless of the weather! ForeverFlowering.net

CommonVision would like to thank Nutiva for their continued support of the Fruit Tree Tour. Most recently Nutiva has sponsored the San Francisco Benefit evet on Novemebr 10th. As we have gotten to know Nutiva, we have been truly impressed by their dedication to helping people to improve their health through quality food. Fruit Tree Tour crew would like to thank Nutiva for improving every morning’s toast with the best coconut oil we’ve ever had. www.nutiva.com

On the Path Earthworks is a Permaculture Design Services company based in the Nevada City area. They specialize in designs that work to seep water into the earth, raise water tables, restore topsoil, and produce perrenial fruits. Common Vision thanks On the Path for sponsoring the North San Juan benefit event on November 8th and admires their commitment to developing sustainable human habitat.

Thank you HydroPacific for your generous support of Common Vision's recent benefit concert in Ukiah. Ukiah's local, family owned garden stop, HydroPacific, has shown dedication to supporting local non profits and musical events in the community such as the Sierra Nevada World Music festival, Power to the Peaceful, The Ukiah Waldorf school's pumpkin weigh off, and Common Vision! Thank you!
www.hydropacficinc.info

Thank you Dirt Cheap Landscape Supply for supporting Common Vision's benefit concert on the Mendocino Coast.

Dave Wilson Nurseries has provided the majority of the fruit tree donations for Fruit Tree Tour through their generosity with Common Vision, Tree People, and other of our sponsors. Tom and Ed at Dave Wilson have been a primary inspiration for planting diverse, dynamic, and intensive schoolyard orchards of varieties are delicious, hearty, and reliable. DaveWilson.com

Sierra Gold Nurseries donates 200 fruit trees each year to Common Vision. Upon hearing that Fruit Tree Tour needed an additional 200 trees to plant the rest of the school orchards in 2007, they graciously increased their donation with pear, apple, cherry, and olive trees enough to match our needs. Thank you Sierra Gold for your gift to youth across California. www.sierragoldtrees.com

The Rose Foundation has awarded The Northern California Environmental Grassroots Fund grant to the Fruit Tree Tour Project two years in a row. The Rose Foundation is based upon the principle that environmental protection and community regeneration must go hand in hand and are inextricably linked to a healthy economy. Thank you for your support. www.rosefdn.org

When TreePeople, a Los Angeles based nonprofit, gifted over 200 fruit trees to Common Vision in 2002, this truly marked the moment when Fruit Tree Tour was conceived. TreePeople continues to provide Common Vision with 100 trees every year through their Fruit Trees to Combat Hunger program. They additionally have supported us in developing our follow-up materials and always serve as an inspiration. www.treepeople.org

Sageman Drums donated of over 100 Djembes to fruit tree tour. This amazing gift has spread the unity of drumming the heartbeat rhythm to over 50,000 students across California. The students get so excited when they pick out which Sageman Drum they get to play. www.sagemandrums.com

Based in Santa Cruz, Community Printers, with their commitment to supporting projects that plant trees and work for the earth, donated the printing and the %100 post-consumer paper for 5,000 Fruit Tree Tour informational fliers. A very big thank you to Community Printers for the good work and for helping Common Vision spread the word about a healthier planet. www.comprinters.com

Trees of Antiquity has been a consistent donor of the best quality heirloom fruit trees to schools across California. Their trees are absolutely beautiful and the varieties carry a history of where the variety was first propagated. Some of the varieties are the same genetics that records indicate Europeans enjoyed as far back as the fourteenth century. www.treesofantiquity.com

Drip Works provided over $500 in drip supplies for two South Central schools in which Common Vision planted two 75 fruit tree orchards. A local south central non-profit learned from Common Vision how to lay and use the system and the orchards are flourishing. www.dripworksusa.com

Commercial Landscape Supply, Inc revolutionized Fruit Tree Tour with the donation of multiple kinds of tools, shovels, tarps of all sizes and even some new tunes for bus cruising’. Owner friend Mark enjoys fruit pickin in his own yard and was more than willing to forward the Vision with kids all over California. Literally each tree and student is affected by this generous donation, as well as the cleanliness of the school grounds due to the use of tarps for hauling earth around the campus. http://clscatalog.com

Exotica Rare Fruit Nursery in Vista, CA is home to over 375 species of rare and tropical fruit trees and plants, ornamentals, and vegetables. Their generous donation of 30 exotic fruit trees to the 2007 tour including Chillean Wine Palm, Cherimoya, and Sapote will certainly lighten the lives of students and teachers at the 15 Southern California schools that planted them. www.exoticararefruit.com

Organic Living Food carries only the top-of-the-line organic superfood products at the best retail rates on the market. They have showed their support for Common Vision year after year and we extend our gratitude. OrganicLivingFood.com

Sandy Bar Ranch and Nursery is a California nursery offering many new and heirloom varieties of bare root fruit & nut trees. They have supported Common Vision with wonderful varieties that are perfectly acclimated to some of our Northern California plantings. www.sandybarnursery.com