Volunteers from Goshen and surrounding communities spent Monday morning, Nov. 25, planting fruit trees to start a community orchard at Abshire Park, 1302 E. Lincoln Ave.
The planting was thanks, in part, to a $30,000 grant through the Arbor Day Foundation with corporate sponsorship from Enterprise Holdings Foundation.
The trees will bear a variety of fruits, from apples and pears to honeyberries and chestnuts. The plantings count toward the urban tree canopy goal of 45% by 2045 and the fruits, once grown, will be available for picking to anyone in the community.
