Island Bay Community Orchard
By CommunityFruit
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This campaign was successful and closed on 26/10/2012 at 6:17 AM.
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Island Bay Community Orchard
Project 2012-09-10 05:19:40 +1200
We've established a community orchard, of 50 trees, in Island Bay, Wellington, now we want to keep it growing.
Trees need to be nurtured and fed and the site need regular upkeep. We also, want to expand the range of plants in the Orchard, to try to have fruit/food available all year round.
We have formed a charitable trust (The Island Bay and Berhampore Community Orchard Trust), which is tasked with looking after the Orchard. There are 6 active trustees, who keep in touch by Facebook, Web and e-mail
There is a monthly working bee at the Orchard and we encourage people to come along whenever they like to spend time there.
What we need to keep the Orchard flourishing is:
- Plants/trees - blueberries, rhubarb, comfrey, perennial herbs - rosemary, thyme, oregano
- Tools: Spades, forks and particularly a petrol weed-eater
- Infrastructure: Now that we have a toby on site, we need to connect up a tap, so the trees can be watered. Also, the path onto the site needs metalling as it gets very boggy after rain.
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Orchard video, see it at its best
24/10/2012 at 9:23 AM
Photos of the tree from Labour weekend
22/10/2012 at 4:00 AM
Labour Weekend why not visit the trees
16/10/2012 at 1:58 AM
New photos from the Orchard
01/10/2012 at 9:31 AM
September Get Together
29/09/2012 at 8:07 AM
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Island Bay Community Orchard
Project 2012-09-10 05:19:40 +1200
We've established a community orchard, of 50 trees, in Island Bay, Wellington, now we want to keep it growing.
Trees need to be nurtured and fed and the site need regular upkeep. We also, want to expand the range of plants in the Orchard, to try to have fruit/food available all year round.
We have formed a charitable trust (The Island Bay and Berhampore Community Orchard Trust), which is tasked with looking after the Orchard. There are 6 active trustees, who keep in touch by Facebook, Web and e-mail
There is a monthly working bee at the Orchard and we encourage people to come along whenever they like to spend time there.
What we need to keep the Orchard flourishing is:
- Plants/trees - blueberries, rhubarb, comfrey, perennial herbs - rosemary, thyme, oregano
- Tools: Spades, forks and particularly a petrol weed-eater
- Infrastructure: Now that we have a toby on site, we need to connect up a tap, so the trees can be watered. Also, the path onto the site needs metalling as it gets very boggy after rain.
Comments
Orchard video, see it at its best
24/10/2012 at 9:23 AM
Photos of the tree from Labour weekend
22/10/2012 at 4:00 AM
Labour Weekend why not visit the trees
16/10/2012 at 1:58 AM
New photos from the Orchard
01/10/2012 at 9:31 AM
September Get Together
29/09/2012 at 8:07 AM