The orchard began in 2010 and now has 70 trees producing over 1500 pounds of fruit for students to eat fresh or go to the food bank when school isn't in session. To learn about individual tree types, their production, and their care go here: https://sites.google.com/site/blueheronschoolorchard/
GARDENS Orchard Coordinator: Seth Rolland
- Apples, Pears, Asian Pears, Figs, Plums
- Learning Orchard (grow, taste, cultivate, mulch, prune, thin, pick, graft)
- Students may wander the orchard at will and enjoy the fresh fruit or draw for art class.
- Science classes use the orchard in their studies.
- Orchard receives yearly maintenance by students spreading mulch on Martin Luther King day.
CULINARY Port Townsend School Food Director: Shannon McMillihan
- Shannon gathers fruit from the orchard to use in school lunches -- Fig bars and apple muffins are favorites.
- One class dried apples for snacks.
- Ripe fruit is used directly by Port Townsend Schools. Excess fruit is gleaned by the PT Gleaners and given to the Food Banks.
Funding and Support: Hermann's Bros, Sholds, Food Co-op, and individual donors
Would you like to help? Contact: PTGleaning@gmail.com