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Local Fox Cider

The Orchard Project has collaborated with Hawkes Cidery in order to maximise the impact of the fruit donation scheme within London.

We are therefore no longer producing our flagship Local Fox cider range – more information about our Hawkes collaboration can be found in the following blog article:

Quench your thirst with Hawkes and you’ll be donating to our orchard movement!

Local Fox Archive

Drink Local, Save Orchards

Photo: Holly Pickering
Photo: Holly Pickering

Local Fox cider was made from 100% rescued fruit, otherwise destined for compost. We pressed in small batches, using the traditional rack-and-cloth method, with the juice naturally fermenting over winter. All of the profits were channelled back into buying tools and providing training for community orchards!

Impact of our Local Fox Cider

Grassroots innovation to reduce food waste: 45 tonnes of apples rescued and made into delicious drinks.

Giving back: Individuals and community orchards who donate fruit are given cider, tools or training on fruit tree care in return. 17 orchards involved, and over £16,000 given back.

Orchard Preservation: Not-for-profit with all proceeds used to help us and our volunteers plant and London’s lost orchards and train and empower local communities in orchard skills.

Keeping London Wild: Through our products, orchard restoration and community events we are increasing the orchards value and helping to reduce the threat of development.

Community powered: 1300 volunteers trained and engaged – bringing people of all ages and backgrounds together to learn and share ideas, experiences and skills over 171 events.

Connecting Communities: with nature, each other and themselves – helping to make everyone happier and healthier!

Celebrates our Heritage: Local Fox Cider contained some of London’s 34 heritage apple varieties.

A big thank you to The Heritage Lottery Fund and lottery players who through their funding have helped make all this possible.

Proud winners of a CAMRA Pomona Award
We are proud Finalists in the Future Food category.
We are part of the low-impact network
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