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NEWS: We're moving forward on our first orchard site in Logan Square! In fact we're having our first public meeting on August 17th, at 6pm at the Logan Square Kitchen. Please come by and checkout what we've been working on.
Chicago Rarities Orchard Project is a non-profit organization founded to establish community rare-fruit orchards in Chicago. These orchards, designed for reclaimed spaces, are dedicated to preserving a few of the thousands of varieties of tree fruit that aren't commonly commercially grown, while providing open space and educational opportunities to Chicagoans.
It'll still be a long time before we're all sitting in the shade, eating apples. In the meantime, we've been working closely with NeighborSpace and the Department of Zoning and Land Use to acquire our first orchard site. On August 17th, we'll present our plans to the community and ask for your input.
Our design is intended to balance accessibility, careful management, and beautiful garden design. An open landscaped plaza along Logan Boulevard activates the intersection of Logan and Milwaukee. Continuing along Milwaukee, a community managed orchard will be open to the public during volunteer hours throughout the week, through public special events, and programmed in coordination with the Farmer’s Market.
For more information on what we've been thinking about, please see our information sheet about this site (pdf).
What's Happening This summer has been all about planning at CROP. In collaboration with the Chicago City Department of Zoning and Land Use we've developed a detailed design for the lot at the corner of Logan and Milwaukee in Logan Square. At long last, we are ready to unveil it! * A beautiful public plaza * Plantings of endangered fruits * A traffic revision to the intersection
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