Interested in caring for organic fruit trees in Madison?

Fruit Tree Pruning Workshop

Saturday, Feb 7,
10 am to 2 pm

Near Troy Community Gardens, on Madison's Northside

Winter is the best time for pruning fruit trees, so bundle up for this hands-on workshop at Troy Garden’s organic apple orchard!

Kevin Bradley, who has run the organic Edible Forest Nursery in Watertown for over a decade, and Peter Kaseman-Wold, certified arborist and owner of Goodland Tree Works, will teach. They’ll alternate outdoor hands-on pruning practice with indoor instruction and warm-up breaks. Kevin and Peter will teach both the modified leader and open center pruning methods, share handouts, show a video and guide you in pruning the organic apple trees on site. We will have some tools available, but please bring bypass loppers and pruners, pruning saws, and stepladders if you have them.

Meet at Troy Community Gardens (502 Troy Dr. near Warner Park) at 10 am promptly, or, if you are late, use the map on the back of this flyer to find us at the nearby Mendota Mental Health orchard.

This workshop is sponsored by Friends of Troy Gardens, a model for sustainable urban living, and DOERS, a local group dedicated to giving people hands-on opportunities to help refugees and the earth and is part of an effort to establish more community orchards in Madison. We would like to train a group of Troy Gardeners and Northside residents to tend the orchard at Troy. We also hope to train people from other parts of the city to start their own projects. Attendees will be welcome to participate in other activities throughout the season - including harvesting from these excellent and productive apple trees in September!

Bring your lunch, we will provide hot drinks. Suggested donation: $15.00 (free for low-income CAC and Troy community gardeners). Contact Dan Durica at
troycommunitygardens@tds.net or 240-0409 Mon. or Wed 9-4.