Sabin Community Orchard
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The Sabin Community Orchard was founded with the mission of creating a site that will provide nutritious food, educational demonstration, and the opportunity for community leadership in the backyard of Sabin Neighborhood residents in Northeast Portland. The Sabin Community Association and the Portland Fruit Tree Project collaboratively manage the orchard project. With help from many community members (including Mayor Sam Adams and commissioner Amanda Fritz), eight new fruit trees—figs, plums, Asian and European pears, persimmons, quince, and apples —were planted on site in February 2010 to accompany two existing cherry trees and an apple tree. A number of additional trees and fruiting bushes and vines were planted in the Fall of 2010 and Spring of 2011. The site now has under story plantings around many of the fruit trees, water catching swales along the slope, and beautiful signs explaining the space to passersby. The orchard is located on NE Mason Street between NE 18thand 19th Avenues. Although it will take a few years to produce abundant food for its community, the Sabin Community Orchard is well on its way to becoming a hub of sustainability, recreation, and stewardship in Sabin.
Get Involved! Join us at an upcoming Sabin Work & Learn Party:
June Sabin Work & Learn: Spring Tree Care: Fruit Thinning/Pest & Disease Management
Sunday June 16th
2pm - 4pm
NE Portland, Sabin Community Orchard
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July Sabin Work & Learn: Low-tech Irrigation
Sunday June 16th
2pm - 4pm
NE Portland, Sabin Community Orchard
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Sabin Community Orchard 2013 event schedule!
We are pleased to announce our 2013 series of Work & Learn Parties at the Sabin Community Orchard. Each month, you'll have the opportunity to learn about a particular topic in addition to helping out with orchard maintenance. No experience is necessary, and all are welcome (kids included)! The Sabin Community Orchard is on NE Mason Street between 18th and 19th Avenues.
2013 Work & Learn parties (Sundays, 2:00-4:00pm):
February 17th: Winter Pruning
March 17th: Perennial plant maintenance
April 21st: Earth Day Celebration/Pollinators
May 19th: Work Party!
June 16th: Fruit thinning/Pest & disease management
July 21st: Low-tech irrigation
August 18th: Summer pruning
September 15th: Discover the plants and fruit of the orchard!
October 20th: Fall pest/disease assessment
November 17th: Putting the orchard to bed for the winter
If you'd like to join the mailing list for the Sabin Community Orchard, please email spencer@portlandfruit.org.