My job involves co-ordinating aftercare for our newly planted orchards. I recently went to Scotland to attend our Orchard Gathering in Glasgow and used it...
Community orchards – tragedy or victory of the commons?
Community orchards are a growing movement, with hundreds of new fruit trees being planted each year. In another decade, as the trees reach maturity, we...
Creating nourishing ecosystems for all
As we’ve covered in our blog on racial justice and orchards and in other blogs, one thing that’s really important to The Orchard Project is...
Harvesting for mental health
Getting out to the community orchard to harvest apples alongside our neighbours boosts our mental wellbeing.
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...
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...
Manifesting the medicinal orchard
Orchards have always served communities as an integrated resource of produce. Mycorrhizal fungi networks increase a tree’s capacity to defend against harmful diseases and...
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...
Locking-down is slowing-down: A new, national appreciation for nature’s rhythms?
“The rhythm we adopt when tending to plants is the perfect antidote to the instant gratification and high-speed consumerism rife within our pre-pandemic society.” –...
The Landscape of Loneliness: Making Space for Nature
We may not give it our full attention, but the built environment around us shapes our mood, our thoughts, our health and our relationships. It’s...
Tree guard reduction: freeing your fruit trees
This is an instructional blog about how our partner community groups can reduce their tree guard height, allowing the fruit trees to spread their limbs...
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