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…
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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…
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…
Harvesting for mental health
Getting out to the community orchard to harvest apples alongside our neighbours boosts our mental wellbeing.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…