Exciting news! The Toronto Star just featured Ben Nobleman Parkette in their article “Have You Been to These Parks?”—and they called us “small but mighty”. We couldn’t agree more!

Even though I haven’t had as much time lately to snap photos, stewardship at the orchard has been going strong. Our volunteers have been hard at work caring for the trees, tending the gardens, and keeping this special green space thriving.

We’d love to have someone join our team to take photos and help write blogs so we can share more of the fun things happening here. If you love photography, storytelling, and spending time outdoors, this could be a perfect way to get involved.

In any case, here are some quick photos I did manage to take at one of our previous stewardship days! Thank you team! Your work should be celebrated!

Come visit us anytime and see why our beautiful community orchard is making the news. Better yet, roll up your sleeves and join us in caring for this small-but-mighty urban oasis! To sign up, send an email to growingforgreen (at) gmail.com. We will see you in the park!

Susan Poizner is one of the volunteers for The Ben Nobleman Park Community Orchard in Toronto. She is the creator of the fruit tree care education website OrchardPeople.com.  Susan is the author of four fruit tree care books including Grow Fruit Trees Fast: A Beginner’s Guide to a Healthy Harvest in Record Time. She is also the host of the Orchard People podcast and an ISA Certified Arborist.