Community Edible Forest Gardening

 New Pi is proud to sponsor Backyard Abundance in their efforts to enrich our community! 

Join your fellow neighbors anytime between 10 am and noon to help prepare the Wetherby Edible Forest for more free edibles from YOUR Co-op.

Food security is an important issue for every community and the Wetherby Edible Forest aims to secure access to food for everyone, while fostering a healthy ecological system that supports monarchs, honeybees and other desired insects.

Volunteer activities:
* Pruning: Learn to properly prune fruit trees.
* Propagating: Learn to properly move trees, shrubs and herbs.
* Edging: Place edging and flagstones to define pathways.
* Signs: Establish informational signs.

FOOD, FUN, AND INFORMATION
Tasty food and refreshments will be provided.

Tours of the edible forest will be given where you can nibble sorrel and harvest herbs.

Publications about creating habitat for desired insects will be available.

WHAT TO BRING
Please bring...
* Comfortable clothes you don’t mind getting dirty.
* Gloves (leather ones, if you have them).
* Gardening tools: Hoes, steel rakes, wheel barrows, shovels, trowels.

SPONSORS
This project would not be possible without these sponsors and supporters. Please frequent these generous organizations to thank them for donations of materials and funds.

* New Pioneer Food Co-op: www.newpi.coop
* Apha Phi Omega ⎮ Omicron Chapter: Wonderful U of I volunteers
* Iowa City Parks and Recreation: www.icgov.org/?id=1082
* Iowa Department of Agriculture: www.iowaagriculture.gov