We got in contact with the Orchard Project, a national community orchard charity, that focusses on the creation and restoration of orchards across the UK. The CEOs,… Read more “INTERVIEW: The Orchard Project”
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JAMIE HARPER: Resilience
It’s been a week since I finished my residency at Trumpington Community Orchard and there are two things that have stuck strongly in my mind. The first… Read more “JAMIE HARPER: Resilience”
LUCY STEGGALS: Wild type red
A week at Brogdale looking for wild type red. Is it a Wilding, hybrid, chimera, mutated, marbled, striped, mottled, blushed, blotched, brittle, tender, streaked, lopsided, globular, perfumed,… Read more “LUCY STEGGALS: Wild type red”
INTERVIEW: Karen Liebreich from Abundance London
Alex and Chloe sat down with Karen Liebreich, author, historian and gardener, to find out about Abundance London. They are essentially a scrumping charity! With the help… Read more “INTERVIEW: Karen Liebreich from Abundance London”
JAMIE HARPER: There are no apples here. The apples are over there.
“There are no apples here. The apples are over there.” Today, as I walked to Trumpington Community Orchard, I felt the discomfort of a rock in my… Read more “JAMIE HARPER: There are no apples here. The apples are over there.”
GEN DOY: Pomonas
I visited the farm again today and had another interesting chat with Phil, covering topics such as changes in orchards and apple harvesting since the 1970s, the… Read more “GEN DOY: Pomonas”
GEN DOY: Lathcoats Farm update
I visited Lathcoats Farm on September 5th , and was welcomed by Phil, one of the owners, who met me at the nearest station. He showed me… Read more “GEN DOY: Lathcoats Farm update”
VISIT: Lathcoats Farm
This weekend we visited Lathcoats Farm, which finds itself on the outskirts of Chelmsford, Essex. It is about an hour and a half train ride from London,… Read more “VISIT: Lathcoats Farm”
MAKE IT: Frozen Apple + Caramel Slab
We had the lovely Chloë Stewart, the brains and hands behind Nibs etc. to give us an original Frozen Apple and Caramel Slab recipe. What she calls… Read more “MAKE IT: Frozen Apple + Caramel Slab”
VISIT: Trumpington Community Orchard
The Trumpington Community Orchard is on the outskirts of Cambridge on the south side of the city. I walked along the Cambridgeshire Guided Busway from the… Read more “VISIT: Trumpington Community Orchard”
A is for Apple 