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NEWS
Check out the latest work party posting for April 14th.
You may have noticed the past three summers that art installations were placed throughout Carkeek Park, including Piper’s Orchard. The exhibit is sponsored by the Center on Contemporary Art, CoCA. They’re currently soliciting submissions for this summer’s Rootbound: Heaven and Earth 4. There’ll be a particular emphasis on evolving sculpture projects in the orchard. If you’re interested, or know someone who might be interested, in submitting an installation proposal, follow the links. They’re due May 6th.
The snowdrops bloom around North Creek, just north of the orchard.
Check out the most recent work party post for pictures of our hearty crew on February 11th.
We’re working on our 2012 plan. The Steering Committee Chairman this year is Bob Baines, who’s been involved with the orchard since the 1980′s.
We’ve developed a streamlined work party schedule, listed below. We’re also looking for individuals willing to participate in the Friends of Piper’s Orchard steering committee meetings. If you’re interested, please send an email to pipersorchard@gmail.com.
P.S. We’re on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/index.php?#!/pages/Friends-of-Pipers-Orchard/137312281786
We got down to the orchard during the snowstorm in mid-January. Here are a couple of pics.
Happy Day for some sledders in the orchard
One of the art pieces from last year may serve as home to some bees this year.
SCHEDULE
2012 work parties are scheduled for the following Saturdays from noon to 3:00pm:
February 11th – Pruning (getting our work cut out for us) ✔
April 14th – Weed and feed (fertilizer)
June 9th – Bare Footies in the Park (protecting apples with foot sox)
August 11th – Sucker Punch (summer pruning)
And last, but not least – Festival of Fruit VI – September 15th
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DIRECTIONS
Piper’s Orchard in Carkeek Park, Seattle, WA, a historic fruit orchard, may be reached from Carkeek Park’s lower meadow parking lot ( Seattle Park’s directions to Carkeek here ), by walking up along Piper’s Creek. There’s also a new trail leading down from the park entrance (near the Environmental Learning Center). An alternative way to reach the orchard is by following the ravine from the park’s small southerly McAbee entrance. The McAbee parking lot and trailhead are behind the QFC from Holman Road, off of NW 100th Pl. at 6th Ave. NW.
TO-DOs:
Play “spot the orchard” with this google map flagging the McAbee Entrance: open the link then zoom in and follow from the small parking lot down into the ravine and around by Piper’s Creek to spy the fruit and nut trees laid out in a grid.
For more information about Piper’s orchard and activities directly related to us, you can email us at pipersorchard@gmail.com.
