Join us for a winter pruning workparty in partnership with the Friends of Piper's Orchard! Winter pruning helps invigorate new healthy growth in the spring and supports fruit production in the summer! Please make sure to bring your mask and we will supply the necessary tools all sanitized and ready to go! And like always,Continue reading "Piper’s Orchard Winter Pruning"
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| 0 events, | 0 events, | 0 events, | 0 events, | 0 events, | 1 event, - Partnering with Holy Cross Orchard, City Fruit will be hosting a group of 13 students and 2 adult chaperones for a service learning event! Using curricula from our Urban Fruit Guardians program, students will learn about soil health and soil sampling, in addition to helping care for the orchard trees by spreading mulch. For moreContinue reading "Billings Middle School Service Project Day – Soil health sampling and mulching" | 0 events, |
| 0 events, | 1 event, - In support of a UCLA Alternative Break program, City Fruit will be presenting on Seattle food systems and the importance of expanding our urban fruit canopy through orchard plantings. If you are interested in having City Fruit speak to your group of students or team, please contact Tiare at [email protected]. | 0 events, | 0 events, | 0 events, | 0 events, | 0 events, |
| 0 events, | 0 events, | 1 event, - In support of a environmental policy and community-based research methods class at the University of Puget Sound, City Fruit presented on Seattle food systems and our goals to expand the number and diversity of public access fruit trees in the city. If you would like City Fruit to speak to your students or team aboutContinue reading "Presentation on food systems to class at UPS" | 0 events, | 1 event, - City Fruit and the Troll's Knoll P-Patchers are planting a new orchard! We started the orchard planning process in late 2022, and with the help of volunteers from Salesforce have cleared the planting area of debris and sheet-mulched the ground to prepare the soil! Our next step in the process is to level the soilContinue reading "Troll’s Knoll P-Patch Berm Packing" | 0 events, | 0 events, |