Winter is a good time to pause, reflect on the passing of the seasons, and to look back on what has been achieved this past year. Our latest Impact Report is now available to read online, highlighting just some of the work that’s kept us busy here at The Orchard Project in 2022-23. From biodiversity improvements to helping improve mental health within our communities, our work continues to r
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State of Nature Report 2023
We could get despondent about the 2023 State of Nature report. After all, this year’s figures show that 1 in 6 species have declined across the UK since 1970 and…
New perks for monthly supporters
The Orchard Project is restructuring its Supporters programme to reward monthly donors with more exclusive perks. The programme allows supporters to give regular donations to the charity, and in return,…
A fair share of the harvest
The Orchard Project is joining forces with a food distribution charity to ensure apples from London’s orchards don’t go to waste. It’s the start of what we hope will be…
Budding orchardists offered training in Bristol
The Orchard Project is bringing its popular Certificate in Community Orcharding (CICO) course to Bristol next month. This unique course is designed to give budding orchardists all the skills they…
Expanding support to new communities
Thanks to funding from the David Cock Foundation, we will be supporting community groups in Leicestershire, Rutland, Northamptonshire, Essex and/or Suffolk to plant their own orchards via a remote training…
Establishing urban food forests
Shared Assets has been helping us evaluate a project designed to create community-based food forests in urban areas across the UK. The aim of Farming the Future is to improve…
Putting down roots for generations to come
Community orchards across the UK have been given a £30,000 boost from The Queen’s Green Canopy. The Queen’s Green Canopy (QGC) is a unique tree planting initiative created to honour…
Helping careers to flourish
The RHS Flourish Fund has enabled us to provide eight free places on our latest Certificate in Community Orcharding (CICO) course to students from backgrounds currently under-represented in the horticultural sector.…
OXO donates to orchard work in the UK
The Orchard Project has become an OXO 1% for the Planet® nonprofit partner. We were chosen to be part of this select group of just 20 organisations across the globe…