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Community food-forest proposal aims to add fruit and nut plantings at Arch Park
Summary
Arch Park Community Garden Coordinator Erin Salva described a multi-year plan to create a community 'food forest' of fruit and nut trees and guild plantings, coordinated with OSU Extension and the Fruit Tree Planting Foundation. Organizers said the project would focus on community education, school programming and long-term maintenance, but noted
Erin Salva, Arch Park Community Garden Coordinator, introduced a proposal to establish a community food forest near the Arch Park community garden. Salva said the project would plant fruit and nut trees, berries and complementary plants in a multilayer “forest garden” designed for low maintenance after establishment and for community harvest and education.
Salva said the Fruit Tree Planting Foundation (an…
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