Fruit Works Co-operative
@fruitworkscoop.bsky.social
Fruit tree specialists in Bradford & Leeds
We make fruit growing easy.
fruitworks.org.uk
We make fruit growing easy.
fruitworks.org.uk
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Since the 1950s, 90 per cent of traditional orchards – distinct in their varieties – have disappeared.
✍️ Margaret Mitchell
✍️ Margaret Mitchell
Save England’s apples!
On a grey autumn morning, the apples in the National Fruit Collection look vivid. They pile up in pyramids of carmine, salmon and golden-orange around dwarf trees, which have been bred to human proportions....
www.spectator.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Since the 1950s, 90 per cent of traditional orchards – distinct in their varieties – have disappeared.
✍️ Margaret Mitchell
✍️ Margaret Mitchell
We've just polished up our course programme for next year! 🌳🍎
More info & tickets available on our website:
fruitworks.org.uk/courses
#fruitworkscoop #fruittrees #fruitgrowing #growingfruit #fruittreepruning #grafting #communityorchard
More info & tickets available on our website:
fruitworks.org.uk/courses
#fruitworkscoop #fruittrees #fruitgrowing #growingfruit #fruittreepruning #grafting #communityorchard
November 6, 2025 at 4:42 PM
We've just polished up our course programme for next year! 🌳🍎
More info & tickets available on our website:
fruitworks.org.uk/courses
#fruitworkscoop #fruittrees #fruitgrowing #growingfruit #fruittreepruning #grafting #communityorchard
More info & tickets available on our website:
fruitworks.org.uk/courses
#fruitworkscoop #fruittrees #fruitgrowing #growingfruit #fruittreepruning #grafting #communityorchard
Learn the ropes with fruit tree pruning a month today and enjoy the beautiful orchard at Harehills Park.
More info and FREE tickets available on our website:
fruitworks.org.uk/courses
More info and FREE tickets available on our website:
fruitworks.org.uk/courses
November 6, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Learn the ropes with fruit tree pruning a month today and enjoy the beautiful orchard at Harehills Park.
More info and FREE tickets available on our website:
fruitworks.org.uk/courses
More info and FREE tickets available on our website:
fruitworks.org.uk/courses
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Fruit Works Co-operative is a social enterprise helping communities in Bradford & Leeds to plant / maintain fruit trees.
We interviewed Alan Thornton, Director, to learn more on this & plans for the newly established Leeds Food Growing Network.
👉 medium.com/globalfoodle...
#WorldFoodDay 👇
We interviewed Alan Thornton, Director, to learn more on this & plans for the newly established Leeds Food Growing Network.
👉 medium.com/globalfoodle...
#WorldFoodDay 👇
October 16, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Fruit Works Co-operative is a social enterprise helping communities in Bradford & Leeds to plant / maintain fruit trees.
We interviewed Alan Thornton, Director, to learn more on this & plans for the newly established Leeds Food Growing Network.
👉 medium.com/globalfoodle...
#WorldFoodDay 👇
We interviewed Alan Thornton, Director, to learn more on this & plans for the newly established Leeds Food Growing Network.
👉 medium.com/globalfoodle...
#WorldFoodDay 👇
We'll be at Shipley Harvest Market this Saturday with a fine selection of 🍏🍎, some of our magnificent trees and make lots of juice for free fun.
October 8, 2025 at 12:54 PM
We'll be at Shipley Harvest Market this Saturday with a fine selection of 🍏🍎, some of our magnificent trees and make lots of juice for free fun.
Another lovely Apple Day this Sunday, organised by the fantastic Back to Front Harehills group.
At Fruit Works we love Apple Days for their ability to connect people and land, and getting people out into the orchards that are all around us, having fun and meeting each other.
At Fruit Works we love Apple Days for their ability to connect people and land, and getting people out into the orchards that are all around us, having fun and meeting each other.
October 6, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Another lovely Apple Day this Sunday, organised by the fantastic Back to Front Harehills group.
At Fruit Works we love Apple Days for their ability to connect people and land, and getting people out into the orchards that are all around us, having fun and meeting each other.
At Fruit Works we love Apple Days for their ability to connect people and land, and getting people out into the orchards that are all around us, having fun and meeting each other.
We’re taking bookings now for winter pruning (Dec–Feb) - carried out by our expert, friendly team.
Visit our website to book a slot:
fruitworks.org.uk/pruning
Visit our website to book a slot:
fruitworks.org.uk/pruning
October 2, 2025 at 1:00 PM
We’re taking bookings now for winter pruning (Dec–Feb) - carried out by our expert, friendly team.
Visit our website to book a slot:
fruitworks.org.uk/pruning
Visit our website to book a slot:
fruitworks.org.uk/pruning
First Apple Day of the season was a roaring success!
Thanks to the amazing @ediblebelleisle.bsky.social for organising the day and all the volunteers who picked and juiced the apples.
Next we'll be at Harehills Park this Sunday (1-3pm) come along!
Thanks to the amazing @ediblebelleisle.bsky.social for organising the day and all the volunteers who picked and juiced the apples.
Next we'll be at Harehills Park this Sunday (1-3pm) come along!
October 2, 2025 at 10:44 AM
First Apple Day of the season was a roaring success!
Thanks to the amazing @ediblebelleisle.bsky.social for organising the day and all the volunteers who picked and juiced the apples.
Next we'll be at Harehills Park this Sunday (1-3pm) come along!
Thanks to the amazing @ediblebelleisle.bsky.social for organising the day and all the volunteers who picked and juiced the apples.
Next we'll be at Harehills Park this Sunday (1-3pm) come along!
Come along to the Harehills Orchard Apple Day this Sunday, organised by Back to Front. Check them out!
Juice some local apples and meet your neighbours 🍎
1pm - 3pm
@ Harehills Park Orchard (next to the Bowling Green)
#appleday #harehills #communityorchard #applepressing
Juice some local apples and meet your neighbours 🍎
1pm - 3pm
@ Harehills Park Orchard (next to the Bowling Green)
#appleday #harehills #communityorchard #applepressing
September 29, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Come along to the Harehills Orchard Apple Day this Sunday, organised by Back to Front. Check them out!
Juice some local apples and meet your neighbours 🍎
1pm - 3pm
@ Harehills Park Orchard (next to the Bowling Green)
#appleday #harehills #communityorchard #applepressing
Juice some local apples and meet your neighbours 🍎
1pm - 3pm
@ Harehills Park Orchard (next to the Bowling Green)
#appleday #harehills #communityorchard #applepressing
We've got a jam-packed October full of Apple Days and markets - come and say hello!
#appleday #applepressing #communityevent #autumn
#appleday #applepressing #communityevent #autumn
September 25, 2025 at 9:20 AM
We've got a jam-packed October full of Apple Days and markets - come and say hello!
#appleday #applepressing #communityevent #autumn
#appleday #applepressing #communityevent #autumn
We are fundraising to support the Battir Women's Association in the occupied West Bank. The funds raised will help meet their needs and keep their incredible work going as they continue to struggle together through this genocide.
Please donate if you can:
chuffed.org/project/1369...
Please donate if you can:
chuffed.org/project/1369...
September 22, 2025 at 12:58 PM
We are fundraising to support the Battir Women's Association in the occupied West Bank. The funds raised will help meet their needs and keep their incredible work going as they continue to struggle together through this genocide.
Please donate if you can:
chuffed.org/project/1369...
Please donate if you can:
chuffed.org/project/1369...
On the 30th we're opening up our tree nursery for the public to visit.
On this day only we will be offering a 20% discount on all our potted fruit trees, which include 🍎🍑🍐🍒, plum and walnut varieties.
And of course, we will be more than happy to show you around.
On this day only we will be offering a 20% discount on all our potted fruit trees, which include 🍎🍑🍐🍒, plum and walnut varieties.
And of course, we will be more than happy to show you around.
August 15, 2025 at 10:07 AM
On the 30th we're opening up our tree nursery for the public to visit.
On this day only we will be offering a 20% discount on all our potted fruit trees, which include 🍎🍑🍐🍒, plum and walnut varieties.
And of course, we will be more than happy to show you around.
On this day only we will be offering a 20% discount on all our potted fruit trees, which include 🍎🍑🍐🍒, plum and walnut varieties.
And of course, we will be more than happy to show you around.
We'll juicing at the #Bradford Good Food Symposium on 3 November. Maybe see you there? online1.snapsurveys.com/Interview/0b...
August 15, 2025 at 9:17 AM
We'll juicing at the #Bradford Good Food Symposium on 3 November. Maybe see you there? online1.snapsurveys.com/Interview/0b...
That legend of soft fruit Growing, breeding, and frequent picture-posting @stewartwaine.bsky.social has joined BlueSky!
August 15, 2025 at 7:01 AM
That legend of soft fruit Growing, breeding, and frequent picture-posting @stewartwaine.bsky.social has joined BlueSky!
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Community orchard in people's own front gardens
#Cambridgeshire #BBCNews
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#Cambridgeshire #BBCNews
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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.
www.bbc.com
July 14, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Community orchard in people's own front gardens
#Cambridgeshire #BBCNews
🔗: https://www.bbc.com/news/arti...
#Cambridgeshire #BBCNews
🔗: https://www.bbc.com/news/arti...
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
Tickets available here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1299715125...
#pestsanddiseases #fruitgrowing #outdooreducation #permaculture #chemicalfreefruitgrowing
July 7, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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
Tickets available here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1299715125...
#pestsanddiseases #fruitgrowing #outdooreducation #permaculture #chemicalfreefruitgrowing
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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...
Have you got a similar story to us?
thegroundedorchardist.co.uk/2025/07/02/m...
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…
thegroundedorchardist.co.uk
July 2, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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...
Have you got a similar story to us?
thegroundedorchardist.co.uk/2025/07/02/m...
A workshop tomorrow about the #RighttoGrow www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1353441101...
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
www.eventbrite.co.uk
July 1, 2025 at 7:22 AM
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?
June 30, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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...
Myerscough College and Hillier help water flow further in tree nurseries
Read how Myerscough College and Hillier partnered to improve water management in tree nurseries with the help of the Tree Production Innovation Fund (TPIF).
www.gov.uk
June 27, 2025 at 1:48 PM
@myerscoughcollege.bsky.social and Hillier help water flow further in tree nurseries: www.gov.uk/government/c...
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"‘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"
"... 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"
‘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
www.theguardian.com
June 26, 2025 at 10:33 PM
"‘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"
"... 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
June 19, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Summer courses
Some great gardening advice from @martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com www..com/shopping/gar...
June 18, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Some great gardening advice from @martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com www..com/shopping/gar...
Currants are a great height for toddlers.
June 17, 2025 at 8:35 AM
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!
June 17, 2025 at 6:54 AM
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!