Join us for a summer pruning workparty at Holy Cross Lutheran Church Orchard! Summer pruning is great for shaping and reducing the size of a tree, identifying and removing deadwood, and thinning trees which are crowded and/or overproducing. You can view the volunteer event page and register by clicking here!
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 skills such as pruning, planting, harvest, and pest management. Roll-out of the program begins summer 2022 with partnering organization, Young-Women Empowered. Parents and educators interested in enrollingContinue reading "Youth Fruit Tree Steward program with Y-WE"
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 skills such as pruning, planting, harvest, and pest management. Roll-out of the program begins summer 2022 with partnering organization, Young-Women Empowered. Parents and educators interested in enrollingContinue reading "Youth Fruit Tree Steward program with Y-WE"
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 skills such as pruning, planting, harvest, and pest management. Roll-out of the program begins summer 2022 with partnering organization, Young-Women Empowered. Parents and educators interested in enrollingContinue reading "Youth Fruit Tree Steward Program with Y-WE"
As part of an Education and Team-building experience for the Salesforce community, on August 9, City Fruit presented on our work in Seattle and how it fits in within the broader topic of food justice and food systems work. Following the presentation, the Salesforce team will be participating in a harvest and cider press sessionContinue reading "Salesforce apple harvest and cider press at McAuliffe Park"
Join us for a summer pruning workparty in partnership with the team at City Soil Farms in Renton! Summer pruning is great for shaping and reducing the size of a tree, identifying and removing deadwood, and thinning trees which are crowded and/or overproducing. Come refresh on fruit tree pruning basics with us! Please view thisContinue reading "Summer pruning workparty at City Soil Farms"
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 is hosting a winter pruning demonstration for families at Eckstein Middle School! We'll be working with the trees located at the school's courtyard garden and teaching basic pruning principles.
City Fruit will be supporting a volunteer group organized by Dr. Jose Rizal Orchard steward, Craig Thompson. We'll be doing some winter fruit tree pruning to remove dead wood and keep the trees healthy! If you would like to join park stewardship events at Dr. Jose Rizal Park & Orchard, please contact Tiare at [email protected]Continue reading "Winter pruning at Dr. Jose Rizal"
Have questions about the fruit tree in your yard? Want to learn more about taking care of fruit trees? Come chat with our Fruit Tree Specialist who will be at Bellevue Nursery fielding questions and giving advice!
Winter pruning helps invigorate new healthy growth in the spring and supports fruit production in the summer! High Point neighbors*, join us on Sunday, February 11th from 10-12 pm for a FREE winter pruning workshop! Open to beginner pruners, we'll discuss 'the why' behind fruit tree pruning, and using the Commons Park fruit trees for demonstration, reviewContinue reading "High Point Community Winter Pruning Workshop"
The MFTS program consists of a total of 7 hands-on workshops that combine both classroom and urban orchard experiences to gain skills in orchard planning, young sapling care and training, and mature fruit tree maintenance. To give participants exposure and experience with the full range of yearly tree care, the program runs every second Saturday ofContinue reading "Master Fruit Tree Steward Session 7: Apple and pear winter field day"