climate change

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...

Diary of a CICO student

Our Certificate in Community Orcharding (CICO) is the UK’s first and only accredited course in community orchards. One of our committed students, Tamasin, has kindly...

Orchards against climate change: Nature-based Solutions

Nature-based Solutions (NbS) can play an important role in tackling the climate crisis. It is currently something of a buzzword among environmentalists in fact. In...

10 YEARS AT TOP: a grand anniversary for our London orchard legend, Lewis McNeill

Last month Lewis McNeill celebrated ten years of working at The Orchard Project. Over this time, Lewis has built up a considerable reputation among the...

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...

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 late frosts or strong winds,...

London Orchard Polycultures: strength in diversity

Why we might want to plant more than apples, plums and pears in our community orchards The Orchard Project’s logo shows an apple, plum and...