A fellow fruit trees pruning apprenticeship student, uses pruning saw on a dwarf apple tree. #HandsOnLearning at #WellandCommunityOrchard. The apprenticeship program is funded by #LifecyclesProject #nonprofit #FoodSecurity organization.
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Anna's #hummingbird dropped in on our day 1 Winter fruit trees pruning apprenticeship program class. Lil hummer was hanging out up there for about 30 minutes.
Here is River. They are the #WellandCommunityOrchard coordinator/educator for the 2025 Winter #FruitTrees #pruning #apprenticeship program - funded by local #FoodSecurity #nonprofit organization, #LifecyclesProject. Today was day 1 of the hands on apprenticeship learning program which runs for just over a month.
Here, River is giving a pruning saw demo on a dwarf apple tree.
Last task of day. Uploaded my community event coverage vid 
Please enjoy my little musical #video #slideshow of our 2024 #LifecyclesProject #CommunitySharing Day!
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Julia is our midterm executive director & she's been doing a fantastic job.
Meet Julia:
Julia McDougall
Julia (she/her) is passionate about environmentalism and community engagement. Raised in Kamloops, British Columbia on Tk'emlups te Secwepemc territory, Julia spent her childhood hiking with dogs, canoeing through local lakes and rivers, and photographing the wildlife around her. With a camera and backpack in hand, Julia has travelled to six of the world's seven continents to learn as much as she can about different cultures and their connections to nature. Julia completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Guelph in Animal Biology and later pursued a Master's degree in Conservation Research at Oxford Brookes University. She has conducted research on mountain gorillas in Uganda and black bears in Canada, which has shown her the importance of community dedication to local conservation issues. The links between positive environmental health and public engagement are clear, and have paved the way to her connection with Lifecycles Project Society. On her days off, you can often find Julia surfing in Tofino, hiking with her pup, or kayaking around the coast of Vancouver Island.
Ella is a super rad person 
Meet, Ella Swan.
Ella (they/them) is enthusiastic about increasing food security and reducing food waste. Raised to value local food systems, they have been working and volunteering for organizations related to sustainable agriculture and ecosystem health since their early teens. Their educational background is in Gender Studies, Environmental Studies and Restoration of Natural Systems. For Ella, the links between healthy food, healthy people and healthy ecosystems are clear. With practical experience in environmental restoration, farming and volunteer management, they are looking forward to supporting the administrative side of the Fruit Tree Project as well as joining in on fruit picks when opportunities arise. Ella is also passionate about art, and has a textile art practice. This is a way to (literally) weave together arts and environmentalism with their focus on reused materials, sheep to yarn explorations and natural dying. Ella is a settler of Scottish and English descent, and has been an uninvited guest on W̱SÁNEĆ and lək̓ʷəŋən territories for the past 9 years. They were born and raised on the territories of the Ktunaxa and Secwépemc peoples.
Come to meet me & Julia (seen here), during #YYJ #GoByBike week, at #UVic on October 2nd. We're manning a #LifeCyclesFruitTreeProject info booth, free juice sampling station & giving away discount codes for our new orchard blend juice products. We'll be at UVic that day, from 9:30am - 12:45pm. Look for our banner, our logo marked van & me in an emerald green ballgown.
We are a local #nonprofit food security organization. Run almost entirely on volunteers power. Please support our community work!
http://www.lifecyclesproject.ca/
@justafrog They were all quite distinct in flavours.
Here's some of the other heritage apple varieties we offered for public sampling, today.
@justafrog We offered 19 of the 125 different #HeritageApple species grown in this legacy community orchard park, for public #tasting today. The large King heritage #apples were crowd fave.
Julia, feeding assorted #apples into the #FruitPressing machine.
We are also giving away a lot of free fruits & vegetables at #LifecyclesProject #CommunitySharing day at #WellandCommunityOrchard
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#HeritageApple #tasting station at Community Sharing event at #WellandCommunityOrchard - organized by #LifeCyclesFruitTreeProject
I'll be with the LifeCycles crew at #CommunitySharing day at #WellandCommunityOrchard today 
Our annual Community Sharing Day is our way to celebrate the urban orchard, as well as distribute extra fruit at the peak of the season! We will have activities including tasting heritage apple varieties, a scavenger hunt, orchard tours, cider pressing, asking a fruit tree expert and of course there will be fruit to take home.
Please watch & enjoy my musical slideshow of #WellandCommunityOrchard #WorkParty today 
https://m.youtube.com/watch?si=lAmOQmFAtSOOsulN&v=zhs-v-ez-ko&feature=youtu.be
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3 of us on unofficial Team Asian attended #WellandCommunityOrchard #WorkParty today. Jenny & Phang. Jenny is originally from mainland China & speaks Cantonese - avid food security person & she does Chinese genealogy work too. Phang is from Hanoi, Vietnam & has only been here for less than a year. Phang is a farmer & works on a small market farm in Metchosin. All 3 of us are regular community orchard volunteers.
Just got home from another #WellandCommunityOrchard #WorkParty. My first time using their orchard ladder to harvest apples. The weather was stellar to work outdoors today. Warm & sunny with gentle breezes.
Last work party of August at #WellandCommunityOrchard this afternoon, from 1pm-3pm. I'll likely arrive early to help with set up before other volunteers arrive.
Come out with your family & friends to enjoy free orchard tours & sample some fresh fruits from #WellandCommunityOrchard
Our annual #CommunitySharing Day is our way to celebrate the urban #orchard, as well as distribute extra #fruit at the peak of the season! We will have activities including #tasting #HeritageApple varieties, a #ScavengerHunt, #OrchardTours, #CiderPressing, asking a #FruitTeee expert and of course there will be fruit to take home.
Let us know if you are a volunteer and we will have a little something extra for you! Fruit will be available to anyone who comes to the event until we run out.
Come check out what we're all about, and spend some time at the wonderful Welland Orchard. We encourage you to arrive by bike - we are partnering with #GoByBikeWeek this year. If you are registered with #GoByBike and bike to the event, you will unlock an exciting discount for a to be announced preserve we will be producing this fall.
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/community-sharing-day-2024-tickets-993789209277?
EventbriteCommunity Sharing Day 2024Community Sharing Day is a celebration of the abundance of the season. Expect activities for all ages and plenty of fruit!