Fruit Festival Saturday September 24th
We’re excited about our fifth annual Festival of Fruit at Carkeek Park’s Environmetal Learning Center on Saturday, September 24th. We’re honored to have Susan Dolan as our keynote speaker. She’s a historical landscape architect for the National Park Service and will talk about historic orchards in America.
Agenda:
|
Time |
Activity |
Location |
|
9:30 |
STFS meeting |
ELC |
|
10:00 |
Welcome to participants – Bob Baines |
ELC |
|
10:00-1:00 |
Cider pressing, kids’ crafts. |
Behind ELC |
|
10:05-10:45 |
Keynote speaker – Susan Dolan – Historic Orchards in America |
ELC |
|
10:30 |
Apple pies due in |
Table at back of ELC |
|
10:45-11:00 |
Q&A with Susan Dolan |
ELC |
|
10:45-11:45 |
Apple pie judging – Tracey Bernal, lead |
Behind ELC |
|
11:00-1:00 |
Tille’s Café, apple tasting, apple identification, info booths, music. |
Next to ELC |
|
11:00-11:15 |
Fruit foraging in Seattle – David Randal Gould |
ELC |
|
11:15-11:30 |
Seattle Parks orchard stewardship – Gail Savina |
ELC |
|
11:30-11:45 |
Historic Duwamish Indian diet – Ken Workman |
ELC |
|
11:45-12:00 |
Pie judging results –Tracey Bernal |
ELC |
|
12:00-1:00 |
Socializing, pie purchases, visiting booths |
ELC |
|
1:00-1:15 |
Walk to orchard (weather permitting) |
Trail |
|
1:15-~2:30 |
Orchard discussions · Orchard history – Fran Clifton · Permaculture – Ingela Wanerstrand · Compost tea – Howard Harrison · Grapes – Andy Zaborski · Mason bees – Trent Elwing · Pest protection – Don Ricks · Dr. Bob Norton, Susan Dolan, Dan Vorhis |
Orchard (weather permitting, otherwise ELC) |
by Will Murray
Category: At the Table, Environment, Gardening, Living Here, Parks, Uncategorized