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6 Reasons to Plant Fruit Trees

30th November 2020

It’s National Tree Week, and that means lots of people are donning their boots to plant whips and saplings. Increasing the UK’s tree coverage is vital for carbon capture, cleaner air and shade coverage as the climate warms. But have you considered fruit trees for your tree-planting mission? 

A (Brief) History of Cider in the UK

15th June 2020

The United Kingdom drinks more cider than any other country in the world. In fact, it drinks more cider than all the other countries combined. You could say we like our cider. Perhaps almost as much as we like our tea. Cider’s popularity has fluctuated through the ages: there was a time when cider was […]

Has your apple pie run dry? 10 alternatives to use up surplus apples

10th September 2019

It’s September and the apples are in abundance! If you’re lucky (and skilled) enough to have a great crop of apples this year, but unsure what to do with them, this post is for you. Perhaps your relatives have had enough jars of apple chutney for Christmas, and there is only so much apple crumble […]

Our Crafty Fox: What makes Local Fox a Craft Cider?

21st November 2018

We’ve all seen the word ‘craft’ on cider and ale labels, but what does it really mean? Here’s our chief Cider Maker, Rosa Fletcher, to unpick the question and explain why our own Local Fox is really quite a unique, ‘craft-y’ character!

London’s Historical Fruitscape: Discovering the rare and ancient Apple Varieties that go into our Cider

14th November 2018

What do Bismarck, Lord Derby and Arthur W Barnes have in common? (Answer below the image…)   …They are all heritage apple varieties that go into our hand-pressed London juice and cider! One of the many things which makes our Local Fox Cider so unique, is that it’s made entirely of apples and pears grown […]

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