Today my colleagues, some volunteers, and I planted a new orchard in Woodlands, Doncaster, UK.

If you're local and would like to know more, or join in with volunteer days, sign up to the newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/e29ac1fa3879/woodlandsorchard

#doncaster #orchards #communityorchards

The Steyning Community Orchard (SCO) aims to restore Steyning’s historic orchards, plant new orchards and encourage the local community to grow and use locally grown fruit
https://steyningcommunityorchard.org/about/

#CommunityOrchards #Trees #FruitTrees #SolarPunkSunday #Steyning #Sussex #Orchards #Fruit

Crowborough Community Orchard Apple Day 2025
Saturday 18 October, 10am-12pm.
Herne Road, Crowborough TN6 2NT
https://crowboroughcommunityorchard.org/

#Crowborough #CommunityOrchards #AppleTrees #Trees #SussexApples #Apples #Orchards #SolarPunkSunday #Sussex

Standen Street Orchard Apple Day 2025

Sunday 12 October, 1.30 p.m.
Standen Street, Iden Green, Kent TN17 4LB.
"Apple Day is open to all, with free parking and a whole variety of activities and stalls, as well as the opportunity to explore the 50+ acre orchard..."
https://www.sffco.org.uk/

#AppleTrees #Trees #KentApples #SolarPunkSunday #Apples #Kent #Orchards #CommunityOrchards

Orchards without Borders
https://brightonpermaculture.org.uk/growing-apples-organically-in-normandy/

#SolarPunkSunday #Permaculture #UK #France #Sussex #Normandy #Apples #Trees #Orchards #CommunityOrchard #CommunityOrchards #Organic #Blogs #Brighton #Blog

I've volunteered at past work parties at #WellandCommunityOrchard in the past.

This Sunday, I'm taking Mom there for a Summer trees pruning workshop. It's free for seniors & disabled folks to attend 🙂

Gather, harvest, and learn at one of the largest and most diverse #CommunityOrchards in #Canada. Once the backyard of local #conservationist Rex Welland, the #orchard is home to nearly 200 #FruitTrees and vines, including many rare varieties of apple, pear, plum, fig, grape, hazelnut, kiwi, paw paw, and more.
It was Rex’s vision to have his land loved, used, and #stewarded by the public, and since 2013 we’ve been working with the Town of #ViewRoyal to turn the orchard into a #CommunityResource.

https://lifecyclesproject.ca/our-projects/welland-community-orchard

#CommunityBased #CommunityBuilding #CommunitySharing #Wsanec #LekwungenTerritory #Saanich #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #FoodSecurity #PacificNorthwest #PNW #BritishColumbia #CommunityLed #LifecyclesProject #YYJ

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Very much a matter of personal preference, but they didn't do any better with Golden Delicious either.

We've practically lost some really lovely English varieties, that I recall from childhood, over the years.

#CommunityOrchards are trying to make amends for this to ensure the varieties don't die out completely.