The Rosewood Community Orchard is Growing, and we need your help! The 10th Year anniversary celebration was also a fund raising kick-off. Find out more about what we need and how you can help by visiting our campaign page here:…
Rosewood Orchard Featured on WLTX
WLTX spent some time at the Orchard, interviewing Karen, as well as other volunteers and guests.
Richland County Ag and Art Tour, 2023
Update on the Trauma Clinic
Our free trauma clinic is part of the Integrative Health Project, sponsored by the Community Health Working Group. The clinic offers alternative health care modalities such as cranial-sacral therapy and energy balance, as well as walking Labyrinth meditations and other…
Rosewood Public Orchard featured in “Stories to Action!”
In 2021 Transition US Published a series of articles titled “Stories to Action.” The February 2021 story featured The Rosewood Public Orchard and Anne Burke’s beautiful descriptions of how this orchard connects people, ideas and resources both within the Rosewood…
iNaturalist Project at the Columbia Orchard
One of the fantastic volunteers at the Community Orchard has set up a biodiversity project at the orchard. There are more than 144 observations in this beautiful section of the park. Below you will find some of the more recent…
Givers Exchange (The First Time Bank of Columbia)
Columbia’s Time Bank offers a way for anyone to share their time and talents with others regardless of what those talents might be — Everyone’s time is valuable and valued! You can learn more about the 1st Time Bank of…
Why a Givers Exchange and not a Charities Directory. (Part 1.)
I’ve had the opportunity to speak to folks who have been participating in Time Banking for decades. One thing that often comes up, is how a “time bank” differs from a “volunteer database”. One response (that I appreciate very much),…
Notices from The Public Orchard Listserv
If you have an interest in supporting the Orchard with your ideas and/or skills, you can join the conversation on our listserv. The latest notices will be posted here or you can sign up for email notices here.
Plaque to Honor the Work of Michael Juras!
Please join us on June 29th at 6:00 pm for the dedication of the plaque honoring Michael Juras, which will be placed on the new kiosk at the Rosewood Community Orchard. We are so grateful to all those who made…