The Orchard Project - Bringing community orchards to cities and towns.

We are the only national charity dedicated to the creation, restoration and celebration of community orchards.

Our aim is that every household in the UK’s town and cities be within walking distance of a productive, well-cared-for, community-run orchard.

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Could urban food forests be the future for orchards? – Launching our new Forest Gardening course
March 23, 2021 - Over the last two years, a new direction has quietly been germinating at The Orchard Project. Scratching our heads, we’ve grappled long and hard over how best to adapt our work in the face of the climate crisis. Interesting questions have been raised. But these seeds, planted in our minds during meetings fuelled by flipcharts… Read More

Edible, Easy Eco-Gardening with Alys Fowler
- Learn how to create an undemanding, ecological, edible garden with The Guardian's gardening columnist, author and TV gardener, Alys Fowler. About this Event Join The Orchard Project for a fascinating evening with our charity patron, renowned celebrity horticulturalist, Alys Fowler. Alys will… Read More

CREATING COMMUNITY ORCHARDS DURING LOCKDOWN IN WALES
April 26, 2021 - We have been very excited this winter to work with local groups in Wales designing some brand new community orchards. These are located in local parks close to the centre of Swansea and within the Morriston Hospital Site grounds (former… Read More

Planning and designing an orchard
- Once your trees are in the ground, they may be there for another century so careful planning is needed! Read More