Orchard Communities
Do you know you could eat a different kind of British apple every day for six years? Our 7th October ‘London Orchard Festival’ gave hundreds of people the opportunity to…
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Climate change, blossom, and the solitary bee
2012 Has been described as ‘awful’, ‘horrible’, and ‘the worst year for apples in living memory’ by UK apple growers. Some are reporting as little as 10% of their expected…
New Apple Variety for London
We are launching a new variety of apple that has been developed specifically for London and we’re planting one hundred of the new trees in orchards in public spaces, parks and…
Musings on the role of observation in organic growing
One of the key principles of permaculture is observation. By observing the natural processes and interactions that take place in and around our gardens, allotments and orchards, we can learn…
Hello Fruit Lovers!
Welcome to our first blog post all what we are up to planting, restoring and harvesting orchards in London.