Through a grant for 2022, City Fruit is now developing our Youth Fruit Tree Stewards (YFTS) program! The YFTS program is a a youth-focused version of our Master Fruit Tree Steward program, which covers technical fruit tree care skillsContinue reading "Youth Fruit Tree Steward Program with Y-WE"
Seattle is one of the few major urban cities in the United States that still has an extensive network of orchards. With City Fruit’s Urban Fruit Guardians program, we bring students toContinue reading "Urban Fruit Guardians: Water Cycle"
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Seattle is one of the few major urban cities in the United States that still has an extensive network of orchards. With City Fruit’s Urban Fruit Guardians program, we bring students toContinue reading "Urban Fruit Guardians: Harvest & Cider Press"
As part of Cornish College Gives Back program, 15 students will be learning fruit tree pruning at Linden Orchard Park! This is a closed event. Please email Tiare at [email protected]Continue reading "Cornish College Gives Back volunteer pruning workshop"
This is a closed event. A group of youth from Eton Elementary and two local girl scout troops will be working with City Fruit to harvest and clean-up apples atContinue reading "Longacres Harvest with Eton Elementary and girl scout troops!"
Join us for an apple harvest at Longacres Racetrack -- the site of a historic horse racetrack in Renton! The property is home to around 120 apple trees, many atContinue reading "Longacres apple harvest and cider press with community volunteers & a boyscout troop!"
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 FruitContinue 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. IfContinue reading "Virtual presentation on food systems to UCLA student group"
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 theContinue reading "Presentation on food systems to class at UPS"
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-5Continue reading "Urban Fruit Guardians lesson with Atlantic Street Family Center"
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 closedContinue reading "Community for Youth winter pruning event"