Join us for a winter pruning workparty at Kirke Park P-Patch! Winter pruning helps invigorate new healthy growth in the spring and supports fruit production in the summer! Volunteer sign-up link: https://timecounts.org/city-fruit/events/48295 Photos from event!:
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"
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"
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].
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"
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"
City Fruit will be visiting the Atlantic Street Family Center to do an afterschool program lesson and craft activity on pollination and pollinator support! To learn more about our K-5 urban fruit guardian program and to get in contact with us, please visit our website or email Riley at [email protected]!
City Fruit will be hosting a winter pruning volunteer event at Linden Orchard Park in support of a group from the youth-serving organization Community for Youth! This event is closed to the public. Please reach out to Tiare at [email protected] if you work with a youth group and would like to schedule a service learningContinue reading "Community for Youth winter pruning 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! On March 2nd, we will have leveled the soil and builtContinue reading "Troll’s Knoll P-Patch Tree Planting"
Join us for a tree planting event in partnership with the City of Kirkland and Tilth Alliance! We will be planting trees and berry bushes in various locations around the orchard. The park already has some historic fruit trees, but we are planting additional fruit trees to diversify the varieties for community members to access!Continue reading "McAuliffe Park & Orchard Tree Planting"
Join us for a winter pruning workparty at Holy Cross Orchard! Winter pruning helps invigorate new healthy growth in the spring and supports fruit production in the summer! Volunteer sign-up link: https://timecounts.org/city-fruit/events/48297
Join us for a winter pruning workparty in partnership with InterimCDA at Danny Woo Community Garden! 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 likeContinue reading "Winter Pruning at Danny Woo Community Garden"