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Helping out at Copley Community Orchard
We’ll meet at the Copley Community Orchard, a 1.2 acre organic orchard in east Vancouver. The orchard is a haven of fruit trees, berry bushes and other perennial plants, as well as having a Seed Pantry and Library and mason bee houses, that all create a beautiful and productive community hub. Volunteers maintain the orchard and provide educational workshops. Our guide, Tanya, will take us for a tour of the property and then we’ll do some light weeding to help keep the orchard healthy. We’ll also be able to take some fruit home with us!
Copley Community Orchard is a non-profit society run 100% by volunteers.
Meeting location: The orchard is situated between Walker St. and Copley St, and Vanness Ave. and East 19th Ave. See map. Parking is available on Walker St.
Transit: The Nanaimo skytrain station is close by. The #7 Nanaimo St. bus stops close by as well.
Washrooms can be found at the Trout Lake Concession at E. 19th and Marshall St, about a 5 to 7 minute walk. See map.
What you’ll need:
* Wear clothes that you don’t mind getting dirty.
* Dress for the weather – we’ll go in light rain.
* Wear closed-toed shoes.
* Although there are gardening gloves for adults available at the orchard, there are none for children, so pls bring your own if you have some, and some to share if you have more than you need.
* A yoghurt size container for your fruit.
Register here.
Also, the orchard has a food sharing box. Feel free to bring some food, either packaged or fresh (nothing that needs to be refrigerated), for people in the neighbourhood who use this community service.