Plant and tend an urban orchard on shared public land

Root fruit trees in the city you already share

Vergers Urbains plants and cares for orchards in Paris and other French cities: schoolyards, housing edges, and parks where neighbours co-maintain apples, pears, and figs together.

What you can do

• Explore current orchards and volunteer slots on Vergers Urbains
• Propose a new site to your arrondissement with a maintenance rota already drafted
• Join pruning days and learn grafting from experienced orchardists

How it works

The association signs agreements with landowners, installs young trees, and trains local stewards. Volunteers commit to seasonal care: mulch, prune, and harvest for shared use or donation.

Why it matters

Urban orchards store carbon, cool streets, and give children a living calendar of ripening fruit.

Source & repost

Shared here so you can get inspired or find action already happening near you. Solarpunker does not own or organise it.
Source: Vergers Urbains.
Photo: Verger Urbain V, Festival d'Avignon (CC BY-SA 4.0).