Community Orchard & Edible Forest
Community Orchard & Edible Forest
The City recognizes that community-led planting, management and harvesting of fruit trees, and nut trees and/or shrubs:
- promotes community development,
- increases opportunities for recreation, socialization and
- contributes to the City's tree canopy and urban forest.
These benefits align with goals identified in the community-built Sustainable Kingston Plan, the City's Recreation and Leisure Master Plan and Urban Forest Management Plan.
The Community Orchard and Edible Forest Policy establishes a framework for community-led planting, management and harvesting of fruit trees, nut trees and/or shrubs on City-owned lands. This policy is to be used in conjunction with the Community Garden Development and Operations policy.
Community Orchards/Edible Forests are managed by the Kingston Community Gardens Network, a collaboration between the City and Loving Spoonful.
For more information about starting a community orchard, contact:
Ayla Fenton
Kingston Community Gardens Network Coordinator
613-507-8848
gardens@lovingspoonful.org
www.kingstoncommunitygardens.ca
Community Orchards
- Kingston Community Health Centre Orchard – 263 Weller Ave.
- Kingston Frontenac Housing Conacher Orchard – 312 Conacher St.
- Kingston Frontenac Housing Montreal Orchard – 1060 Montreal St.
- Lakeside Community Garden Edible Forest – Front & Days Rd.
- Oak Street Community Garden Edible Forest – greenspace at Oak & Victoria St.