The Orchard Project
Bringing orchards into the heart of urban communities
The Orchard Project is bringing community orchards to cities and towns across the country.
We are re-fruiting the country, working in partnership with communities to plant, manage, restore and harvest from their own orchards. We rebuild orcharding skills, celebrate orchard heritage and contribute to a better, locally-led food system.
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The community unite for orchard care in Chobham
March 5, 2019- We've recently added a new community orchard to the list of the 250+ orchards which we support around England and Scotland. Please welcome, the Chobham Residents Orchard Project, known as CROP! CROP is located in a housing development in Stratford's Chobham Manor, in the London Borough of Newham. Here's a few words from the CROP… Read More
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Shakespearean Garden Makeover & Filming Day
April 17, 2019- Be part of local history for this one-off clean up, makeover and mini festival. All in one day and in one of Manchester's 'hidden gems' of greenspace. We've begun a massive £15k makeover of The Shakespearean Gardens in Platt Fields.… Read More
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Digging into Sustainability through a School Orchard
April 8, 2019- What do Art, Geography, English, and Biology have to do with creating an orchard? Your first thought might be not a lot, but dig a little deeper and the connections start to become a lot clearer, as Year 7 Pupils… Read More
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How to Graft Fruit Trees
- They don't call it hard graft for nothing but once you get the knack of it, you can start your own mini nursery of fruit trees all of which will have the same desirable qualities that their parents have. Read More