The Orchard Project
Developing resilient communities with the skills to plant, care for and harvest fruit trees; helping us all to rediscover the pleasure of eating home-grown fruit.
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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FREE interactive Guide to Celebrating Apple Day
September 21, 2017 - We have produced a free downloadable interactive guide to Apple Day 2017 with ideas on fun activities you can do to celebrate British apple growing and community orchards in October. We have put together some of the best ideas for apple related produce you can eat and drink, games to play, as well as craft making, exploratory, Read More
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The Orchard Odyssey (An Alternative Apple Day with Professor Jigget)
September 21, 2017 - Holly Mount Orchard - Ramsbottom 24th September 2017 DESCRIPTION Welcome to the Holly Mount Orchard Odyssey! An afternoon of music, storytelling, crafts and mystical magic with the fabulous Professor Jigget from Yan Tan Tethera! The Professor will lead us on Read More
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(I Know) What Orchard Mentors Did This Summer….
September 11, 2017 - That complex rooty smell in the evening and that creeping park mist in the morning give us a hint that it might be time to admit the inevitable - autumn is upon us. But what happened to summer? An unpredictable Read More
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Planting your orchard
- What could be more exciting than planting an orchard for generations to enjoy? Our guide will make sure your trees are cosseted and your event a success.