Fruit Tree Planting Work-Party

Fruit Tree Planting Work-Party

Please join Marion-Polk Food Share at our fruit tree-planting work party this weekend! Open to the public – all ages and skill levels welcome.

This planting project is exciting for several reasons. First of all, Jardin de la Paz is located next to a food pantry operating out of the church, so the fresh fruit will be welcomed by the hungry families the food bank serves. Also, these trees were funded by a grant from the Hardy Plant Society of Oregon. Thanks to the HPSO’s generosity, we've planted over 100 fruit trees and berries in community gardens all over Salem and Keizer. Let there be fresh fruit for all!

Where: Jardin de la Paz (Garden of Peace) at the Salem SDA Church. Enter the garden through the brick gate at 4625 Cordon Road NE, Salem. Drive around the church to the community garden in the back.

When: Sunday, February 24, noon – 2 PM

What we’ll be doing :

Planting apple, cherry and plum trees! Trees funded by the Hardy Plant Society of Oregon. We’ll also plant blueberry bushes.

Bring:

Sturdy shoes, weather-appropriate clothes, and a snack if you need it. Tools and gloves will be provided.

If possible, RSVP to imcdonald@marionpolkfoodshare.org so we can estimate the number of tools to bring.

For more information about Sunday’s work-party, please contact Ian at 503-798-0339. See you in Sunday!