Members of Cornwall Orchard Network took a trip to Haye Farm (Haye Farm Cider) which has contained an orchard for many many years. According to the proprietors, cider has been produced on the farm since the 13th century using apples from its orchards. There is a mixture of aged trees, most of the them mature,Continue reading “Apple tree lace bugs & other orchard loving species”
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Cornwall Orchard Network’s Spring Meet up 2024
Sat 11th May, Kehelland Trust, nr CambornePart of the Kehelland’s Orchard and Blossom Weekend We’re looking forward to attending the inaugural meet up of Cornwall Orchard Network, linking up community & private orchards, orchard workers and wildlife experts across Cornwall. To register your place please follow this link: Orchard Blossom & Wildlife Weekend Tickets, CamborneContinue reading “Cornwall Orchard Network’s Spring Meet up 2024”
Upcoming grafting sessions
Creating abundance of fruit in our communities, using free and low cost approaches.
We are passionate about helping to create fruit abundance and resilience in our community. The more opportunities for sharing and connecting in order to make this happen, the more likely this will be successful. Here are some useful ways to do this: 1. Scion exchangesWe’re joining the Community RiseUp 5th Annual Seed Swap at MountContinue reading “Creating abundance of fruit in our communities, using free and low cost approaches.”
Redruth Orchard Project Update Summer 2023
Scything the landWe organised scything training for members of Redruth Orchard Project in June run by Kevin Austin and Tom Waters from Skyegrove Farm, alongside members of St Ives Community Orchard at their site. Everyone learnt about the benefits of scything in place of strimming or machine mowing within an orchard setting. Not only isContinue reading “Redruth Orchard Project Update Summer 2023”
Redruth Orchard Update
Redruth Community Orchard Project Update May 2023 Trenoweth Community Orchard, North Country, RedruthWe are two years on from when initial investigations started to find a site for a community orchard for the people of Redruth. It’s fantastic to know we now have 24 fruiting trees planted in the new space at Trenoweth Community Orchard; designed,Continue reading “Redruth Orchard Update”
‘Prederow a-dhann avalen’ Thoughts from under an apple tree
Thank you so much to Tony Phillips from Klass an Hay for writing this and sharing some Cornish language with us. We really enjoyed the Cornish language session at Tehidy Orchard BioBlitz last summer and were really glad he agreed to write some of this up for us here. To learn more Cornish language withContinue reading “‘Prederow a-dhann avalen’ Thoughts from under an apple tree”
Redruth Orchard Project
We are appealing for £2,000 from our community to contribute to our Redruth Orchard Project that seeks to: 1. Create a new Community Orchard/s2. Work with the local community to maintain & rejuvenate existing orchards and fruit trees.3. Share traditional orchard skills, provide more apple pressing opportunities using the new community apple press, and other apple relatedContinue reading “Redruth Orchard Project”
Apple pressing bonanza!
We’ve been out and about with the community apple press to venues in Portreath, Redruth and Camborne, harvesting local apples and inviting local people to come and help. It’s be a fantastic month for apples and apple juice making and we’re really thrilled to see everyone else as excited as us about the community traditionContinue reading “Apple pressing bonanza!”
New Community Orchards
We’ve been working hard behind the scenes to gain land permissions to plant a new community orchard at North Country, Redruth. Redruth Town Council, Forests for Cornwall, Cornwall Council and Cormac have all helped get us to this point where we can actually get going! Hooray! Work has begun by a group of local peopleContinue reading “New Community Orchards”