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