Orchard / Fruit and Nut Trees

Community orchard recently developed in an unused green space by members of the community in collaboration with The Orchard Project.

Oranges, along with other citrus fruits, originated in the Southeast Himalayan foothills, spanning parts of India, Myanmar, and China. The word "orange" comes from the Sanskrit word "nāranga," referring to the orange tree. Sweet oranges are a hybrid between pomelo and mandarin, with evidence of their ancient ancestry found in fossils from Yunnan, China.

Lemons have a fascinating history that dates back thousands of years, tracing their origins to northeastern India, northern Myanmar, and China. They are believed to be a hybrid, a cross between the bitter orange (Citrus aurantium) and citron (Citrus medica). The citron was one of the first citrus fruits introduced to the Mediterranean from Persia as early as the 4th century BC. However, lemons as we know them today emerged much later.

位於詔安街260巷內，原為菸酒公賣局的廢棄宿舍，面積約為86坪。陳玟如里長自民國99年起，整合市府及社區資源，於100年先將其改建為「厝邊花園」。104年時，呼應柯文哲市長大力推動的「田園城市」政策，因此在工務局公園路燈工程管理處的指導協助下，再度進行修整，終於成為現今的「歡喜菜園」。

Westbrook Memorial Garden is a community garden and ecological green space in Crown Heights; home to a prolific pollinator garden and a honeybee hive that is looked after by a resident beekeeper. The garden maintains composting and organic gardening practices, and has raised garden beds with members planting vegetables, herbs, and flowers. 

Orchard

Chimacum’s Farm to School program includes school garden programs, local sourcing and scratch cooking by School Food Services, and High School Career and Technical Education (CTE) related to food and farm economy.