On 4 July, come and discover Simon David’s series of portraits. Conceived as a mini-series, this work introduces some of the people who helped create CROSS FRUIT, the orchard. It offers a tender and intimate glimpse of the faces that have shaped this space where art and nature meet.

Open-air screening at 9.30pm on Place du 150ème in Onex ! Remember to bring warm clothes and something to make yourself comfortable.

For more information, please email production@least.eco

what we’ve done

The project began with a phase of in situ research, actively involving the community of Onex in a collaborative eco-design initiative. In 2023 and 2024, a range of activities supported the growth of plant life and celebrated this new shared space: seed collection, the collective creation of a germinator, and the transfer of young shoots to the orchard during the Olympic Games / “Crossfruit”, as well as the Festin Fruité event. In 2025, we collectively planted a diverse palette of fruit trees, each one adopted by a sponsor or steward. At the same time, the installation of arboreal structures, a small shed, and robust staking systems has accompanied the trees’ development. Since the project’s inception, filmmaker Simon David has immersed himself in the orchard’s co-creative and participatory process, producing a series of films on the community of Onex and its relationship with the land.

what we’re doing

In spring 2026, new activities will further enrich the orchard and deepen its collective and sensory appropriation. The orchard community is regularly invited to take part in a range of arboricultural and artistic workshops: planting, the creation of ceramic birdhouses and their firing in a paper kiln, tree care, listening to birdsong, and attentive, sensory observations. At the same time, we will join various sporting and cultural events in the municipality of Onex, allowing new connections to take root between residents and the orchard.

 what’s next

During the summer of 2026, we will once again welcome sheep to graze in the orchard, contributing to the site’s ecological stewardship.
The video series by Simon David will be screened outdoors, making visible, at the heart of Onex, the enduring bonds formed around the orchard and among local residents. In autumn 2026, new workshops will be offered to the orchard community, continuing the sensitive attunement to the site and preparing the trees for winter. We will also gather for the second Festin Fruité to harvest and savour the orchard’s fruits, celebrate the space, and collectively welcome the autumn.

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