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Eighteen-year-old Kalie Bowman had never planted before. But Friday, she and 200 other students in vocational training across the U.S. have contributed to the Kansas City one of the largest urban orchards in the country. </ P> "I'm not an appointment with your hands-dirty-type," said Bowman, taking off her work gloves to reveal perfectly manicured red nails pink. "But it was something really different to do." </ P> The cosmetology student from Ohio who attends the annual Skills-USA national conference in Kansas City.She dug holes 40 of the orchard for several blueberry bushes, filling them with mulch and fertilized peat moss. </ P> "This is something really good for a community, & # x201D, she told the students </ p> Other earth shoveled and cleared brush to 136 apple, pear, peach, plum, cherry and nectarines in the district of West Side Grounds .. steep terraces surrounding the Tony Aguirre Community Center at 20 Street and West Pennway and offer a panoramic view of the Bartle Hall tower and the roof gleaming silver Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts.</ P> In addition to Kansas City, there is a clear movement towards urban orchards. Boston, Chicago, Detroit, Minneapolis-St. Paul, New York, San Francisco and Austin, Texas, are the result of planting and harvesting of the action. The Philadelphia Orchard Project, for example, 302 trees in 27 localities. Kansas City has 214 trees in one place. </ P> orchard Kansas City planner Eddie Tapper, director of real estate and housing construction for the Organization of Westside, sees the orchards as a tool for neighborhood revitalization.In other cities, neglected areas and vacant lots were transformed into well-maintained landscapes, stimulating minds and property values. </ P> Some orchard amateurs attempting to bring the old apple varieties locally. Tapper said that once the orchard of Kansas City program is more established, the original Missouri varieties could be grown. Vines are a possibility, too. </ P> Last year, students planted 78 trees SkillsUSA in the same area, many that have sprouted little green apples.</ P> "But they are not ready to eat right away," said Tapper. </ P> The majority of immature apples were pulled a week ago from the year-old trees to help establish their root systems. It takes three years before apple edible fruits. Thus, in 2013, 15 varieties of apples will be available free for those who want them, especially children. </ P> "Better than fruit snacks," said Tapper. "I think people my age can all remember stealing an apple on the tree from a neighbor next door.This notion has been lost. "</ P> More urban orchards are planned next year for Kansas City. Tapper planning an orchard of 60 trees for the downtown area bordered by East Armour Boulevard to the Linwood and Paseo de Troost Avenue. And is an orchard in the works for the Nord-old. As with other orchards urban areas are chosen because they often lack close access to fresh food, healthy.</ P> Compared with community gardens, "urban orchards take less maintenance and provide long-term returns," said Cem Akin, executive director of the nonprofit California-based Foundation planting of fruit trees, which helps to establish fruit trees in parks and schools around the world. </ P> <p> fruit trees "are good for air, water and soil. They build community, and the next generation of environmental stewards. "</ P> The West Side orchard alone produce fruit valued at approximately $ 60,000 per year. Tapper said he will work with the Society of St.Ministry of Food Andrew glean apples and give to food banks. </ P> Even before the fruit is ready for consumption, the orchard needs pruning every year and weekly attention. Volunteer Westside Community Action Network Center, Westside Housing Organization, the Chamber of Commerce and Hispanic Young Professionals Latino water trees two or three times a week (less if it rains). SkillsUSA students installed a sprinkler system next to the tree buckets with holes. Volunteers will fill them with water if necessary.</ P> "The water pipe should be at low pressure to the fruit trees of water," said Tapper. "So this way, a high pressure hose can be used to save time but work as a slow drip, get deep into the roots. "</ P> Kansas City parks, water and forestry departments help. Lala Kumar, horticulture specialist with the University of Missouri Extension Jackson County, supports technique. </ P> "It is really ideal for planting in the spring," said Kumar. "But this is when student volunteers can do.There will be some difficulties because of the region's warm, humid climate. But these fruit trees will be a great advantage. "</ P> Tapper <p> to avoid toxic pesticides, while workers will apply natural solutions such as sprays of tobacco. </ P> & # x201C; Regardless of the situation with a fruit tree, there an organic solution, "said Akin </ p> The clothing company Timberland bought orchard trees and shrubs of Kansas City. because the employees wanted a volunteer project to coincide with the inheritance SkillsUSA conference.Lowe tools provided and buckets. </ P> Students <p> eyebrows sweat mound mulch in wheelbarrows to organize around trees and brush they dragged away. Seventeen-year-old Ashley Walker of Rowlett, a psychology and political science student, leaned against a shovel during a break with his classmates. </ P> "It's pretty hard to get into a groove," she said. "There are a lot of limestone in the soil here."</ P> Despite the rocky terrain of Kansas City, the group wrapped up the project Friday to a question of hours. </ P> In 2015, the national conference is scheduled to move to Louisville, Ky. </ p> "I know we'll find volunteers to keep it that way," said Tapper. "We look for companies that are interested." </ P> Tapper <p> also want trees to be mapped so that people can use a smartphone to find, for example, a Granny Smith apple for a pie recipe. Currently People can go to <a href = "http://www.neighborhoodfruit.com "> www.neighborhoodfruit.com </ a>, a site that maps the location of fruit trees on private and public lands open for picking more than -. 10 000 trees in 25 cities in the U.S. It offers a phone application also free to locate fruit. </ p> At Kansas City, Tapper intends to trees to be marked with plastic rings that list the number and other information. Another idea is to create and adopt-a memorial tree program for the purchase of new trees and maintenance. </ p> "In this way, urban orchards can be maintained," he said."And we could continue to plant trees apples in every neighborhood of Kansas City." </ P> <hr /> <div class="infobox-hr-separator" class="infobox"> @ Go to KansasCity.com <strong> </ strong> for a photo gallery.

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