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27th May 2020

Locking-down is Slowing-down: A new, national appreciation for nature’s rhythms?

“The rhythm we adopt when tending to plants is the perfect antidote to the instant gratification and high-speed consumerism rife within our pre-pandemic society.” – Jo Hooper and Nicole Thomas…

17th April 2020

Which Bloomin’ Blossom is it? Our guide to blossom timing

We may be spending most of our time indoors at the moment, but there are still opportunities to enjoy spring unfolding its sequence of fruit tree blossom. Whether you’re looking…

7th March 2020

The Mums who planted more than a seed to unite their local community

Meet Emma, Rachel and Janet: the mums with a mission! Along with other local mothers from Sale in South Manchester, they set out to improve their local park and ended…

18th February 2020

Planting a Tree is for Life – Not Just a Photo Opportunity!

The 12th of January 2020 saw us plant The Orchard Project’s first community orchard of the planting season, and the first of the new decade! That marks around 420 new…

27th January 2020

A Sign of Things to Come? – Inspiration for Orchard Signage

The Orchard Project team is often asked, ‘what type of orchard signage is best?’. Recently in Edinburgh, community orchard groups set out to answer this question. Seeking ways to improve…

13th December 2019

A Toast to our Trees!

As winter rolls around and our fruit trees fall dormant once again, we turn our focus to the Wassail tradition. And of course the Mulled Cider that accompanies it! Make…

21st November 2019

Where do apples come from?

Harvest season is over and now we can eat, bake, preserve and generally enjoy the fruits of our collective labour. But when you take a bite of an apple do…

28th October 2019

What does a resilient orchard look like?

Many of our orchards are surprisingly vulnerable to the effects of climate change. Not only is physical damage caused by, for example, late frosts or strong winds, but the stress…

14th October 2019

Introducing the Velojuicer

Introducing the Velojuicer – a pedal powered apple pressing machine The Velojuicer is a brand new invention for making juice at community apple days. It is a new improved version…