NeighborSpace is excited to nurture our "City in an Orchard" through these FREE community events:
Basket Weaving
- Pine Needle Weaving: create a small basket with regenerative materials. Location in Garfield Park. Friday July 17th from Noon to 5pm RSVP for exact location (15 persons)
- Pine Needle Weaving: create a small basket with regenerative materials. Location Near West Loop on Monday July 27th from Noon to 5pm RSVP for exact location (15 persons)
Fruit Thinning
- Apple trees at FarmWorks on Albany (407 N Albany Ave) Thursday July 23rd 9am to Noon
Other upcoming events to be announced:
– More Fruit Thinning: essential orchard practice for apples and other large fruit
– Ferment: what to do with what you’ve thinned
– Summer Heading Cuts: pruning to reduce the height of mature fruit trees
– Journal: the importance of noticing, wondering and reminding
– Forest Bathing: immersion into our roles as part of nature
– Orchard Drum Circle: experience rhythms of the season in the shade of the trees
– Tree Tours: the context of your trees in your neighborhood forest
– Screen Printing: sharing the story of your trees and the ecosystem they inhabit
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