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The Urban Orchards website is made possible by a grant from the US Forest Service Northeastern Area Urban and Community Forestry Program.

The following are links to urban orchards programs in other cities
Tree Folks in Austin, Texas
Tree People in Los Angeles, California

The following links provide a partial list of those who host one or more EarthWorks’ urban orchards:
Boston Harbor Islands National Park Area
Boston Housing Authority
Boston Natural Areas Network
Boston Parks and Recreation Department
Boston Public Schools
Cambridge Public Schools
Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation
The Shirley-Eustis House
Somerville Growing Center

The following links provide a partial list of groups that volunteer to care for EarthWorks’ urban orchards:
Boston Cares
Boston Youth Cleanup Corps
People Making a Difference
U Mass Extension of the 4H Youth and Family Development Program

Recommended resources:
Fruits and Berries for the Home Garden, by Lewis Hill, Storey Communications, 1992
The Backyard Orchardist, by Stella Otto, Ottographics, 1994
The Backyard Berry Book, by Stella Otto, Ottographics, 1995
The Apple Grower, by Michael Phillips, Chelsea Green, 1998
Designing and Maintaining Your Edible Landscape Naturally, by Robert Kourik 1986, available in libraries or in hardcover ($50) only from the author at:
Box 1841
Santa Rosa CA, 95402
(707) 814-2606.
EarthWorks Urban Orchards Horticultural Training Manual, by Alana Dudley, EarthWorks Projects, 1996.
Additional resources can be found here (subsection of the Horticultural Training Manual).

Local agriculture:

Federation of Massachusetts Farmers Markets

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