NOW THAT THE GIVING GROVE IS IN PLACE, VOLUNTEERS HAVE WORK TO DO TO KEEP THE GROVE ALIVE THROUGH THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS.

Volunteers have formed teams to divide the work of tending the Grove during the next year.  The following schedule is for watering and weeding.  Major work, like de-budding trees and mulching will be group activities.

Here are the Teams and the months they have set up for tending the Grove:
Team Apple, March & September             Team Brodine, May & August              
  Mary Smith                                                Matt Brodine                                          Grant Buller                                               Lydia Brodine                                        Reese Fauser                                              the Brodine daughters                          
  Jack Simon

Team Charlie, October & December                     Team Darcy, February & July
  Charlie Cummings                                                 Darcy Curtiss
  Everett Mills                                                           Kevin Curtiss   
  Jennifer Mills

Team Erickson, January & June                Team Foxtrot, April & November
  Bruce Erickson                                          Joel Von Fange
  Kara Erickson                                            Rick Yarnell
  Corinna West

GIVING GROVE COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS

Held and presented by Kansas City Community Gardens

Wednesday, Feb. 20: Holistic Pest Management, 6 - 8 p.m.,
KCCG, 6917 Kensington Ave., KCMO

Friday, Feb. 22: Dormant Season Pruning, noon - 2 p.m.
KCCG, 6917 Kensington Ave., KCMO

Saturday, Feb. 23: Dormant Season Pruning, 9:30 a.m. - noon, 
KCUFC Orchard, 5051 E. Gregory Blvd, KCMO

Tuesday, Feb. 26: Dormant Season Pruning, 1 - 3 p.m.
St. Peter All Saints Episcopal Church, 100 E. Red Bridge Rd., KCMO

Wednesday, Mar. 6: Dormant Season Pruning, 1:30 - 3 p.m.
JC Harmon High School, 2400 Steele Rd, KC, KS

Tuesday, Mar. 12: New Steward Training, 6 - 8 p.m. 
KCCG, 6917 Kensington Ave., KCMO

Saturday, Mar. 16: New Steward Training, 9 - 11 a.m. 
KCCG, 6917 Kensington Ave., KCMO
 
 

Historic Westheight Community Orchard
A partnership with Giving Grove
Westheight Park


HUGE THANKS
to Giving Grove and all of the neighbors who came out
to help plant our orchard's first trees.

BE SURE TO ATTEND THE "ANGRY ORCHARD" CELEBRATION ON OCTOBER 19, 2019
at the Orchard, 20th St. & Walker Ave., KCK.
Celebration begins at 2 p.m.

Stay tuned to this page for more information about upcoming events for our orchard

For more information, call 913-583-0207.
or
Email orchard@historicwestheight.org