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March community orchard in people's own front gardens After searching for community orchard land to no avail, a group plans to plant in people's gardens.

Community orchard in people's own front gardens

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Come along to our Understanding Pests & Diseases course on 22nd July!

Tickets available here:

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1299715125...

#pestsanddiseases #fruitgrowing #outdooreducation #permaculture #chemicalfreefruitgrowing

My thoughts on this spring I wanted to write a piece about this spring, the spring of 2025. It has been unusually warm, very dry and not at all windy. I was a little worried but also intrigued. How would the trees fair in su…

My take on this unusual spring. The website is currently going through an overhaul so bare with if there's any issues at all.

Have you got a similar story to us?

thegroundedorchardist.co.uk/2025/07/02/m...

A coast-to-coast Right to Grow for community food growing In this workshop session we'll map how Right To Grow policies can best support community food growing and system change in Northern cities

A workshop tomorrow about the #RighttoGrow www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1353441101...

With dryer Springs does it make sense to plant fruit trees in late Autumn rather than Winter?

@myerscoughcollege.bsky.social and Hillier help water flow further in tree nurseries: www.gov.uk/government/c...

‘New hope’: ash trees rapidly evolving resistance to dieback, study reveals Subtle DNA changes in trees demonstrate Charles Darwin’s natural selection – although human help may be needed

"‘New hope’: ash trees rapidly evolving resistance to dieback, study reveals"

"... new trees have to grow up through the leaf mould where the fungus replicates and the researchers found that about 30% of these were killed by ash dieback, providing a strong driving force for evolution"

Summer courses

Some great gardening advice from @martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com www..com/shopping/gar...

Currants are a great height for toddlers.

There's a date (Fri 13 Feb) and place (St Mary's Centre, Sheffield) for the next Fruit Moot. Hosted by Sheffield Fruit Trees and @regather.bsky.social. See you there!

Summer pruning in Wortley www.fruitworks.org.uk/courses

We had such a good time teaching scything that we only took a "before" pic.
We've got lots more courses coming up: summer pruning; pests & diseases; pruning trained fruit; what to do with all these apples; apple identification. See www.fruitworks.org.uk/courses

Fruit Harvest Share: Aug-Nov 2025 — Fruit Works Join the Leeds & Bradford harvest share scheme to get delicious, fresh local heritage fruit grown in a traditional orchard with many Yorkshire varieties.

If you love delicious, local, quirky apples then sign up to Orchard Harvest Share scheme: www.fruitworks.org.uk/trees/p/frui....
Collection points in #Roundhay #Kirkstall #Shipley #Garforth #Bradford

Tonnes of Change: Welsh Veg in Schools publish latest report | Sustain With the right planning and with significant investment in infrastructure, around 25% of all veg in schools across Wales could be Welsh organic by 2030.

With the right planning and, significant investment in infrastructure, and an added 3p per school meal, around 25% of all veg in schools across Wales could be Welsh organic by 2030. So say @sustainweb.org www.sustainweb.org/news/apr25-w...

did you know that the @bradfordcouncil.bsky.social Design Guide for new homes and neighbourhoods suggests that one way of meeting the builders biodiversity commitments is to plant a fruit tree www.bradford.gov.uk/planning-and... (p70)

Join us in Leeds! Gain key insights to establish your own community orchard and see real-life projects.
@fruitworkscoop.bsky.social #leeds #leedsevents
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What to do with all these apples? ~ Tues 9 Sept, Kirkstall
The basics of apple identification ~ Wed 17 Sept, Keighley

More details and registration www.fruitworks.org.uk/courses

Summer courses:
How to set up a community orchard ~ Mon 12 May, Woodhouse
Scything ~ Thurs 5 June, Shipley Fields
Summer fruit tree pruning ~ Wed 9 July, Wortley
Understanding fruit tree "pests" & diseases ~ Tues 22 July, Headingley
Pruning trained fruit trees ~ Mon 18 August, Horton

and....

Here we are at #Meanwood Farm with Love Leeds Parks talking about beautiful blossom in in Leeds www.facebook.com/watch/?v=123...

Join us for a day at our fruit tree nursery where we propagate and grow 1000 fruit trees every year. Tasks will include wedding, mulching, watering, compost making, potting baby trees and making organic liquid plant feed. Complete with a vegan homemade lunch!
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Look out for us on Leeds TV (Freeview 7 & VM 159) this evening at 6:20pm (and will be repeated several times within the ‘Your Yorkshire’ rolling loop, including at around 7:20pm).

Thanks to the many volunteers and @theorchardproject.bsky.social that we’ve learnt much of this from. We will update this regularly as we continue to learn. Feedback very welcome. Eventually there will be a beautiful printed version too.

There are links to resources for you to do the steps yourself. But we'd also love to do them with you if you are in West Yorkshire. Please get in touch.

Community Orchard Pathway (1/4): Planning — Fruit Works How to plan a community orchard: the main things you need to consider.

Together with Manchester Fruit Tree Coop we've produced a guide to many of the steps on the pathway to creating a community orchard / forest garden: www.fruitworks.org.uk/advice/orcha... We've divided it into: planning; planting; caring; using.

🌳 Get yourself along to one of our summer courses 🌳

fruitworks.org.uk/courses

We've got a varied bunch of courses over the summer months for you to get stuck into, all based around the seasonal cycles of fruit growing, care and enjoying your harvests to the max.

Curious about setting up a Community Orchard? Come along to our FREE workshop - register here: urbantreefestival.org/own-communit...

#Driglington Community Orchard blossom day on Sat 3 May. #blossomwatch

#Meanwood Valley Farm orchard blossom party on #MayDay. #blossomwatch

#Headingley Community Orchard blossom picnic on 18 May. #blossomwatch @urbantreefest.bsky.social