He that plants trees loves others besides himself

This is the Cottonwood Community Orchard. The sign says:

Welcome

City of Cottonwood

Community Orchard

Dedicated April 2011

“He that plants trees loves others besides himself.”

Thanks to Roger Biggs in Cottonwood Utilities for creating this great sign for the community orchard. We just planted the orchard this year, with donations of trees from people and organizations in our community. What is the orchard about, anyway? The First Lady called on mayors and elected officials across the country to join her Let’s Move! campaign. Let’s Move Cities and Towns engage mayors and other municipal leaders in the campaign to solve the problem of childhood obesity within a generation. The Cottonwood Mayor and City Council signed a resolution to support this community program. Let’s Move Cities and Towns emphasize the unique ability of communities to solve the challenge locally, and the critical leadership mayors and elected officials can provide to bring communities together and spur action.

The City of Cottonwoood is working on at least one significant action in each of the four pillar areas:

1. Help Parents Make Healthy Family Choices

2. Create Healthy Schools

3. Provide Access to Healthy and Affordable Food

4. Promote Physical Activity

Where does the community orchard fit into this list? You can see the orchard at the corner of Willard Extension and West Mesquite Drive. By the way, we're using reclaimed water for this project.

Yesterday's Trivia Question:

Q: Name the bridges of the Verde River. (Using a definition for perennial which is "perennial at the confluence with the Verde River.")

A. Verde River Bridges
  Perkinsville
  Tuzigoot
  Dead Horse Ranch State Park
  Highway 89A near Cottonwood
  Southbound I-17
  Nourthbound I-17
 Camp Verde Black Bridge
Camp Verde White Bridge

Information from Verde Watershed Association

Today's trivia question:  Q: Has anyone ever tried planting rice as a crop in the Verde Valley?

Check back tomorrow for the answer!