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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Primary School Lesson Plans
- We love teaching children about all the exciting things you can learn from an orchard. Here are some of the lesson plans we've developed for key stage 2. Read More