Orchards were once widespread throughout the British isles – apple varieties hail from north of Inverness to the edge of Cornwall. Until recently every farm, country house and suburban garden had its own collection of fruit trees.
We desperately need more places to relax and play in, and we also need shared activities to enable people of different age groups and backgrounds to come together.
In city, town or village the Community Orchard is becoming the equivalent of the wood in the countryside a century and more ago – a communal asset for the whole parish.
Community Orchards help to revive an interest in fruit growing, provide a way of sharing knowledge and horticultural skills and stimulate us into growing food for ourselves again.
See more at Common Ground
Support the Minch Orchard Project
We desperately need more places to relax and play in, and we also need shared activities to enable people of different age groups and backgrounds to come together.
In city, town or village the Community Orchard is becoming the equivalent of the wood in the countryside a century and more ago – a communal asset for the whole parish.
Community Orchards help to revive an interest in fruit growing, provide a way of sharing knowledge and horticultural skills and stimulate us into growing food for ourselves again.
See more at Common Ground
Support the Minch Orchard Project