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Wassail king and queen in all their finery in an apple orchard

1st February 2023

The Gower Wassail

Recently on Gower there was a loud hullabaloo coming from down in the valley! You might have been forgiven for thinking that a riot was happening with all the shouting and…

12th January 2023

Six reasons to plant fruit trees

It’s tree planting season, and that means lots of people are donning their boots and braving the weather to plant whips and saplings. Increasing the UK’s tree coverage is vital…
Close up of mistletoe berries with warm Christmas fairy lights in the background. Credit: Matt Seymour on Unsplash

13th December 2022

The magic of mistletoe

Mistletoe is a familiar Christmas feature, steeped in ancient folklore.  An evergreen plant with forked branches and pairs of symmetrical leaves, mistletoe plants are either male or female. Both are…

23rd November 2022

Harvesting for mental health

Getting out to the community orchard to harvest apples alongside our neighbours boosts our mental wellbeing.

26th October 2022

Racial justice and community orchards

How does racial inequality manifest within public greenspaces? The accessibility of natural spaces is not just a matter of social status; race matters too. Our CEO reflects on how race…

12th October 2022

Our TOP apple recipes for Autumn

A simple apple off the tree is delicious - but how best to preserve and enjoy your apples when a large harvest leaves you with too many to eat at…

27th September 2022

A little patch of nature

A spontaneous decision to try something completely different was a life-changing moment for Satu Fox. The 38-year-old attended our orchard open day with Lewisham Homes just a few minutes’ walk…

17th August 2022

My mission: To inspire more people ‘to do their bit’

“Philanthropy is often seen as giving to benefit people who don’t have what you have, or to people overseas. The shift that happened for me was I realised … that…

20th July 2022

In celebration of soft fruit

As I write we are in the midst of a scorching July heatwave, 36 degrees with barely a drop of rain all month. Very different from this time last year…
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