The orchard is located within the Clem Kelley Athletic Complex, south of fields 5 and 6.
Goals
- Provide fresh produce for the community and Hunger Free ND Garden Program.
- Offer educational opportunities for using and preserving fruit from plant species that grow well in the local climate.
Orchard Rules
Do
- Enjoy the orchard. It is open to all. Rows adopted by volunteers are still available for anyone to experience.
- Visit during daylight hours.
- Bring your own garden gloves and tools.
- Pull grass from the rows. If you’re not sure if something is a weed or not, leave it.
- Water the trees and shrubs. Place the hose at the base of the tree or shrub you are watering instead of soaking the leaves, flowers and fruit. Some younger trees have bags that you can fill, which will release water slowly to the base of the tree.
- Pick and eat ripe fruit from the trees and shrubs. Ripe fruit releases easily from the stem.
- Donate excess produce to a local food pantry.
- Bring a friend, family, co-worker, or neighbor – the more the merrier.
- Follow Bismarck Parks and Recreation District on Facebook! We post updates, events, and information on the trees and shrubs growing in the orchard.
- Contact Local Foods Coordinators Amanda and Clarissa if you have questions, comments, or concerns via email.
Don’t
- Apply any amendments – no fertilizer, pesticide, herbicide, etc.
- Leave the water on.
- Pull out a plant if you’re not sure if it is a weed.
- Leave trash or tools out.
- Forget to have fun.
- Forget this is not a community garden and volunteers do not rent the rows they adopt. All rows are available to everyone to enjoy the harvest.