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Every year thousands of tonnes of apples go to waste in orchards and gardens. Too ugly for the supermarkets, the waste on the farms is even greater with an estimated…

If, like me, your brain seemingly ceases to function above 25C, it’s been a tough summer. And a tough one too for our community orchards out there, surviving in the…

For the last 3 years we have been working intensively in the Leeds area and helped 12 communities plant new community orchards. Practically every month we’ve also discovered a community…

We’ve already had a couple of training sessions (formative and restorative pruning) and with grafting coming up (bench and top). Helping Britain Blossom are helping five orchards graft 400 trees…

Earlier this month, I was on a trip to Ealing, West London to give some orchard management advice to an orchard group. On my travels I came across a great…

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…

Since the birth of the Orchard Project in 2009, we’ve sought to work with schools each year; primary, secondary and special schools. We believe that all children should have  access…

We’re noticing this year that people are picking apples much earlier than usual. Is that because the fruit is ready much earlier, or are people getting anxious and picking too…