2524 16th Ave S #301 Seattle, WA 98144 www.cityfruit.org [email protected]Choose Your Own Orchard Adventure with the info on the back of this flyer! Orchard & Harvest Tour Bingo Make sure to complete your bingo card for great prizes!! Amy Yee Tennis Center Brandon Triangle Garden Bradner Gardens Dr. Jose Rizal Park Martha Washington Park SOUTH SEATTLE WEST SEATTLE PHINNEY/ GREENWOOD WALLINGFORD Burke-Gilman Trail (Wallingford) Orchard Sponsor Cider Pressing Demos/Tours Treats/Tasting LEGEND TOUR TIPS Plan your visit with our online map at: cityfruit.org/ orchardtourmap • For the purposes of the tour, visit the orchards between 12noon & 4pm. • Dress for the weather and wear sturdy shoes. • The orchards are always looking for new volunteers! If you are interested in helping out, make sure to let the hosts know. Columbia City Bakery 1. Gilman Gardens Chuck’s Hop Shop 3. Piper’s Orchard 4. Meadowbrook Community Garden and Orchard 5. Picardo Farm P-Patch Whole Foods Rosevelt Square 7. Freeway Estates Community Orchard 8. Good Shepherd Center & Meridian Playground 9. 10. University of Washington Farm 11. 12. 13. 15. 16. ORCHARD TOUR MAP 2. 6.
1. Gilman Gardens13th Ave. West and Gilman Dr. West (Interbay)
Gilman Gardens is a community vegetable garden in Queen Anne built by volunteers from an abandoned lot. During the tour, the garden will press orchard apples into juice! Learn how urban apples become a delicious beverage and pick up a tasty treat to help support the garden.
2. Chuck’s Hop Stop - SPONSOR 656 NW 85th St. (Northwest)
What pairs better with an orchard tour than cider? Stop by family-friendly Chuck’s on your way to Piper’s to taste a wide selection of ciders and grab a tasty bite from the rotating food truck on site.
3. Piper's Orchard950 NW Carkeek Park Rd. (Northwest)
The oldest orchard in Seattle, Piper's is actually two orchards layered atop one another - the first was planted a century ago by early Seattle entrepreneurs to supply fresh fruit for high-end baked goods and confections, the second orchard is an ongoing restoration and "fruit museum" of historically significant varieties initially planted in the 1980's. During the tour, Piper's Orchard stewards are available to recount the colorful history of this site, to describe and demonstrate the maintenance activities (planting, grafting, pruning, mulching, harvesting), and to provide education on the historic fruit varieties as well as their properties and uses.
4. Meadowbrook Community Garden & Orchard10533 35th Ave. NE (Northeast Seattle)
Located on the Seattle Parks seven acre site, Meadowbrook Community Garden and Orchard borders Nathan Hale High School and the Meadowbrook Community Center. The land was developed in 1932 by Time Oil Company as a site for a 9-hole golf course. Prior to development, the site was a homestead farm by the Fischer Family. In 1995, the site began development as an orchard. At the site, you’ll discover a Fig Orchard, an Edible Hedge, plus over a dozen varieties of fruit trees! Stewards will demonstrate an organic spray technique aimed at reducing pests and will discuss mason bees.
5. Picardo8040 25th Ave. NE
Picardo Farm P-Patch begun in 1973 is the original community garden in Seattle. The "P" in P-Patch stands for the Picardo family. We are a multi-faceted operation. Our main orchard (on the east side of Picardo Farm P-Patch), is reached via a grand staircase flanked by two columnar apple trees arching above. Visitors may help in the orchard, taste grape juice, learn about mason bees and our experiment comparing organic spray vs barrier methods for insect protection.
6. Whole Foods Roosevelt Square - SPONSOR1026 NE 64th St. (Roosevelt)
Stop by Whole Foods Roosevelt Square for a special pop-up, tour-only treats, and kids’ activities! Look for the tent in front of the store.
7. Freeway Estates Community Orchard6030 6th Ave. NE (Green Lake)
This young orchard contains a variety of fruit and nut trees, coming to life in 2011 as the first public garden space on Washington State Department of Transportation in the Puget Sound area. During the tour, the orchard will hold a cider press, raffles, and have fruit pie pieces for sale.
8. Good Shepherd Center & Meridian Playground4649 Sunnyside Ave. North (Wallingford)
“The Home of the Good Shepherd” was built on an 11 acre site in 1907 as a home for girls in crisis. The original orchard was planted with apple, pear, plum and cherry trees. Although the home shut down in 1973 the current managers, Historic Seattle and Seattle Parks and Recreation, continue to maintain the remaining fruit trees, including many from the original orchards. The two orchards, one at the Good Shepherd Center parking lot and oneat Meridian Playground, offer 23 varieties of apples, seven varieties of Asian Pears, European pears, plums, grapes, and raspberries, many of which will be available to taste and learn more about during the tour. You are welcome to help harvest the fruit!
9. Burke-Gilman Trail 2400 North Northlake Way (Wallingford)
The Burke-Gilman Trail in Wallingford hosts several groves of fruit trees scattered over 1 1/2 miles of the former railway bed. Most of the mature trees grew from tossed apple cores. The orchard near the Sunnyside Avenue boat ramp consists of new plantings of quince, persimmon, crabapple, and plum, plus transplanted "rescue" trees such as pear, apple, and fig. Sample different seedling apples while you consider helping water the trees with 5 gallon buckets.
10. University of Washington Farm 3501 NE 41st St. (Laurelhurst)
This orchard is the product of a few students’ desire to experiment with alternative ways of growing food; this includes different irrigation methods, pruning/not pruning and intercropping with plants such as comfrey and Elaeagnus shrubs. At the orchard tour people can expect to get a full history of the orchard and a unique experience seeing as how our orchard in located in the center of our vegetable production area.
11. José Rizal Orchard 1007 12th Ave. South (International District / NW Beacon Hill)
The public orchard at Dr. José Rizal Park is the largest orchard in South Seattle, and features three stands totaling 54 trees. They were planted in the 1950s by a Chinese American neighbor in 8-feet deep soil the City of Seattle used to stabilize a massive landslide in 1949. Since 2007, volunteers have opened access to the orchard, removing blackberries, building a trail from the upper park, as well as improving habitat in the adjacent woods. There are 17 varieties of apples, and you'll have the chance to sample many on the tour, plus learn the history of the park,spot resident native birds and mammals, and enjoy a fabulous view of downtown, Elliott Bay, and the Olympics!
12. Bradner Gardens1730 Bradner Pl. South (Mount Baker)
Once the site of a 1950’s housing project, Bradner Gardens now encompasses a demonstration garden, P-Patch, and Seattle Tilth's Learning Garden, as well as boasting a number of fruit trees. The orchard will host short tours at each hour and offer snacks and games to attendees.
13. Amy Yee Tennis Center Orchard2000 Martin Luther King Jr Way South (Mount Baker)
Rushing toward the upper courts for an after-work match, tennis players at the Amy Yee Tennis Center might be surprised to glance up and find themselves surrounded by one of Seattle’s urban orchards. During the tour, visitors will learn the history of thearea, including hidden relics from the 1940’s, learn more about grafting, including some very unusual combinations, and have the opportunity to taste varieties of apples.
14. Columbia City Bakery - SPONSOR4865 Rainier Ave. South (Columbia City)
On your way between South Seattle stops, make sure to include Columbia City Bakery! The shop will offer special treats using City Fruit produce during the event.
15. Brandon Triangle Orchard 5201 South Brandon St. (near Seward Park)
Brandon Triangle Orchard was started in 2010 on public property owned by Seattle Department of Transportation - its goal is to add an attractive natural feature to the neighborhood, while demonstrating low-input approaches to growing food in asmall urban space. The orchard will offer guided tours withplant identification; short presentations on pruning and pest management; mason bee information; Q&A on cultivar selection and fruit tree maintenance.
16. Martha Washington Orchard 6600 57th Ave. South (Seward Park)
Martha Washington Park is a beautiful expanse of green lawn and fruit trees with beautiful views of Lake Washington and on a clear day, Mt. Rainier. During the tour, explore the apple and cherry trees at the beautiful site.
Water Catchment TourCider Press EventHarvest Pollinators Treats/TastingsDemo Restroom
