Bendable treesBendable trees: A project against : A project against world hungerworld hunger

A very low-tech method can transform many A very low-tech method can transform many poor peasants in fruit producerspoor peasants in fruit producers

A small wooden press that even poor farmers can build, replaces multi-million dollar mechanical tree shakers

You can contribute with your spare change to the fight against famine and misery

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Bendable trees: a new, Bendable trees: a new, low-tech method for fruit low-tech method for fruit

collectioncollectionA simple wooden press A simple wooden press

and a little patience and a little patience offer the same results offer the same results

that millionaire that millionaire machinesmachines

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If fruit trees had a hinge in the middle of the trunk…

Two persons could easily shake them to collect the fruit.

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Of course, this is impossible; the trunk Of course, this is impossible; the trunk needs to convey fluids to the branches.needs to convey fluids to the branches.

Luckily, young trees can be reshaped if we Luckily, young trees can be reshaped if we apply gentle force to them. A tree can be apply gentle force to them. A tree can be trained to be bendable by a wooden press trained to be bendable by a wooden press applied to the trunk:applied to the trunk:

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Most Unusual Carrot Tree: this video shows Most Unusual Carrot Tree: this video shows the bendable tree conceptthe bendable tree concept

http://http://www.youtube.comwww.youtube.com//watch?vwatch?v==tfW5V32NubotfW5V32Nubo

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We need money for experiments, We need money for experiments, development, design, and marketingdevelopment, design, and marketing

We will produce a fast We will produce a fast prototype of the press and prototype of the press and the modified trees.the modified trees.

We will design optimal We will design optimal devices for different devices for different situations.situations.

We will show the prototypes We will show the prototypes to the prospective investors to the prospective investors and users.and users.

We will teach the farmers We will teach the farmers everywhere how to train fruit everywhere how to train fruit trees for easy, fast pick up.trees for easy, fast pick up.

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CrowdfundingCrowdfundingEven one dollar can help this project to Even one dollar can help this project to

succeed:succeed:

http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/bendable-treehttp://www.indiegogo.com/projects/bendable-tree

Thanks!

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