Bringing Back an Old Orchard

*Free for Journeyperson program participants and BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color). Scholarship application for anyone interested is available here.

Are there old, overgrown fruit trees on or near your property? Don’t give up on them! Join us for this pruning workshop focused on renovating mature or neglected fruit trees.

This workshop is appropriate for those who have not pruned fruit trees before or those who have just a little experience. Instructors will discuss basic pruning practices and required tools. This type of pruning often involves ladders, pole pruners and sometimes climbing but there will be lots of opportunities to learn and practice cuts from the ground level. Participants should dress warmly and bring their pruners, loppers, and saws if they have them. (Instructors will also have a few tools to share.)

Select a location below to register:

Milton Mills (Near Acton, ME – York County) Register

*For the Cumberland workshop on 3/17, click here.

*For the Hope workshop on 3/23, click here.

*For the Mt Desert workshop on 3/23, click here.

 Milton Mills workshop led by Jared Kane. Cumberland workshop led by David Homa. Hope workshop led by Laura Sieger and Liz Jaeger. Mt Desert workshop led by Edgar Evenkeel.

Workshops limited to 15 participants per class. To join the waitlist for a particular event please email [email protected].