Happy Spring!
In
the spirit of Johnny Appleseed, I am on a mission create more tiny
orchards in Flagstaff backyards, community gardens and schoolyards. I
have been frustrated over the years trying to find locally
adapted apple varieties that are known to thrive in our high desert
climate. I am teamed up with TerraBIRDS and collected scion apple wood
from established Flagstaff “rock star” trees this winter. Now we will be
hosting a hands on workshop for Master Gardeners
and others to graft them onto semi dwarfing rootstock. The project is a
partnership between TerraBIRDS and A Wild Farmer Consulting. The goal
is to graft apple 150 trees, so we have work to do! The Ponderosa High
Greenhouse and Environmental science class
will care for the trees at the school nursery. In spring 2018, we will
plant grafted trees in Flagstaff community and school gardens with
TerraBirds. We will sell the remaining trees to the public at the
Flagstaff Farmer’s Market to benefit the Ponderosa High
school gardening program and help cover the cost of materials and care.
By participating in this workshop you will learn all about apple trees
and help us make more trees available to our community.
Apple grafting workshop details:
When: Saturday, April 1
Where: Ponderosa High School 2384 N Steves Blvd, #B
Where: Ponderosa High School 2384 N Steves Blvd, #B
Time: 9am-12pm
Cost: Free
Bring: Grafting knife if you have one or a very sharp knife.
Please email Kate Watters @
agavemariadesign@gmail.com if you would like to participate or have any questions.
Kate Watters
Planting
words, like seeds, under rock and fallen logs--letting language take
root, once again, in the earthen silence of shadow and bone and leaf.
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