The Orchard Project
@theorchardproject.bsky.social
The only national UK charity dedicated to creating, restoring and celebrating urban community orchards.
🌳 It’s #NationalTreeWeek, marking the start of tree planting season! Celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, the theme is 'A Future Filled With Trees'. The Tree Council and their partners are running a series of free online tree talks and events 👉 lght.ly/nlbg1o7
#CommunityOrchards
#CommunityOrchards
November 24, 2025 at 3:12 PM
🌳 It’s #NationalTreeWeek, marking the start of tree planting season! Celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, the theme is 'A Future Filled With Trees'. The Tree Council and their partners are running a series of free online tree talks and events 👉 lght.ly/nlbg1o7
#CommunityOrchards
#CommunityOrchards
Happy #WorldChildrensDay! Let's aim to have every day one where we make children this excited about engaging with nature 💚 (pH soil testing at a school in Wales ahead of orchard planting)
#CommunityOrchards
#CommunityOrchards
November 20, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Happy #WorldChildrensDay! Let's aim to have every day one where we make children this excited about engaging with nature 💚 (pH soil testing at a school in Wales ahead of orchard planting)
#CommunityOrchards
#CommunityOrchards
How to you design your forest garden or orchard space? Jo Homan shares how she uses a low-tech option to get a real feel for how the finished design will work: www.theorchardproject.org.uk/blog/orchard...
#CommununityOrchards #Permaculture
#CommununityOrchards #Permaculture
Orchards: better by design - The Orchard Project
Jo Homan introduces the Orchard Design Kit and explains why she finds working with 3D pieces helps her create better orchards.
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November 18, 2025 at 9:45 AM
How to you design your forest garden or orchard space? Jo Homan shares how she uses a low-tech option to get a real feel for how the finished design will work: www.theorchardproject.org.uk/blog/orchard...
#CommununityOrchards #Permaculture
#CommununityOrchards #Permaculture
🎉 We have launched our Crowdfunder campaign, #OrchardsForAll
The #AvivaCommunityFund is matching all donations up to £250. There are some brilliant rewards to snap up that won’t be around for long!
www.avivacommunityfund.co.uk/p/orchards-f...
#AvivaCommunityFundUK #StrongerCommunities
The #AvivaCommunityFund is matching all donations up to £250. There are some brilliant rewards to snap up that won’t be around for long!
www.avivacommunityfund.co.uk/p/orchards-f...
#AvivaCommunityFundUK #StrongerCommunities
November 12, 2025 at 3:55 PM
🎉 We have launched our Crowdfunder campaign, #OrchardsForAll
The #AvivaCommunityFund is matching all donations up to £250. There are some brilliant rewards to snap up that won’t be around for long!
www.avivacommunityfund.co.uk/p/orchards-f...
#AvivaCommunityFundUK #StrongerCommunities
The #AvivaCommunityFund is matching all donations up to £250. There are some brilliant rewards to snap up that won’t be around for long!
www.avivacommunityfund.co.uk/p/orchards-f...
#AvivaCommunityFundUK #StrongerCommunities
We've just published our Impact Report for the 24/25 financial year - promise it's full of lots of feel-good orchard information if you'd like a read!
👉 www.theorchardproject.org.uk/news/impact-...
👉 www.theorchardproject.org.uk/news/impact-...
Impact Report 2025 - The Orchard Project
Our latest Impact Report highlights what the charity has achieved during 2024-25 towards supporting community orchards across the UK.
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November 6, 2025 at 5:28 PM
We've just published our Impact Report for the 24/25 financial year - promise it's full of lots of feel-good orchard information if you'd like a read!
👉 www.theorchardproject.org.uk/news/impact-...
👉 www.theorchardproject.org.uk/news/impact-...
👋Hello to all our new followers, it’s lovely to have you here 💛
We are a small, part-time team, working in #London, #Swansea, #Manchester, #Edinburgh & #Glasgow. Since 2009 we have been training people to plant & care for #CommunityOrchards & gardens. We've worked with over 720 orchards so far!
We are a small, part-time team, working in #London, #Swansea, #Manchester, #Edinburgh & #Glasgow. Since 2009 we have been training people to plant & care for #CommunityOrchards & gardens. We've worked with over 720 orchards so far!
November 5, 2025 at 1:17 PM
👋Hello to all our new followers, it’s lovely to have you here 💛
We are a small, part-time team, working in #London, #Swansea, #Manchester, #Edinburgh & #Glasgow. Since 2009 we have been training people to plant & care for #CommunityOrchards & gardens. We've worked with over 720 orchards so far!
We are a small, part-time team, working in #London, #Swansea, #Manchester, #Edinburgh & #Glasgow. Since 2009 we have been training people to plant & care for #CommunityOrchards & gardens. We've worked with over 720 orchards so far!
As we near All Hallows Eve, our Welsh project manager Witchhazel writes about finding solace in the healing power of rituals that reflect the season.
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Meeting my Ancestors in the Orchard
Night comes early and I step out into the dusky chill. Wispy clouds scud across the moon and an owl calls. The dark silhouette of the ash tree reaches down to touch my hair as I pass. This Samhain…
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October 30, 2025 at 12:05 PM
As we near All Hallows Eve, our Welsh project manager Witchhazel writes about finding solace in the healing power of rituals that reflect the season.
wildwoodedge.wales/2025/10/30/m...
wildwoodedge.wales/2025/10/30/m...
We love leaf mould! 🍂 But what is it? How do you make it? And why should you use it?
We have a detailed guide on how to make the best possible leaf mould on our website 👉 www.theorchardproject.org.uk/guides_and_a...
#CommunityOrchards #CommunityGardening #GardeningAdvice #LeafMould #Composting
We have a detailed guide on how to make the best possible leaf mould on our website 👉 www.theorchardproject.org.uk/guides_and_a...
#CommunityOrchards #CommunityGardening #GardeningAdvice #LeafMould #Composting
October 27, 2025 at 10:50 AM
We love leaf mould! 🍂 But what is it? How do you make it? And why should you use it?
We have a detailed guide on how to make the best possible leaf mould on our website 👉 www.theorchardproject.org.uk/guides_and_a...
#CommunityOrchards #CommunityGardening #GardeningAdvice #LeafMould #Composting
We have a detailed guide on how to make the best possible leaf mould on our website 👉 www.theorchardproject.org.uk/guides_and_a...
#CommunityOrchards #CommunityGardening #GardeningAdvice #LeafMould #Composting
Have you heard of 'quiet activism?' Our CEO Kath Rosen explains what this means to her, and how she keeps motivated when times get tough in our latest blog: www.theorchardproject.org.uk/blog/the-qui...
#CommunityOrchards #QuietActivism
#CommunityOrchards #QuietActivism
The quiet activism of community orchards - The Orchard Project
CEO Kath Rosen talks about the rise of 'quiet activism' and how we can all make a difference where we live through community orchards.
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October 22, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Have you heard of 'quiet activism?' Our CEO Kath Rosen explains what this means to her, and how she keeps motivated when times get tough in our latest blog: www.theorchardproject.org.uk/blog/the-qui...
#CommunityOrchards #QuietActivism
#CommunityOrchards #QuietActivism
What's the future for UK orchards? We helped to create this extensive report into the challenges for the industry and what can be done to ensure a brighter future: www.forumforthefuture.org/the-future-o...
#AppleDay #CommunityOrchards
#AppleDay #CommunityOrchards
The Future of UK Orchard Fruit
This new report tells the story of the future of UK fruit through the work and images of those innovating and driving momentum for a thriving and resilient sector.
www.forumforthefuture.org
October 21, 2025 at 1:14 PM
What's the future for UK orchards? We helped to create this extensive report into the challenges for the industry and what can be done to ensure a brighter future: www.forumforthefuture.org/the-future-o...
#AppleDay #CommunityOrchards
#AppleDay #CommunityOrchards
Thanks to everyone for bringing such amazing energy and enthusiasm along to our London Orchard Summit today!
October 18, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Thanks to everyone for bringing such amazing energy and enthusiasm along to our London Orchard Summit today!
In #London? Love everything to do with #orchards? We have just a few tickets left for this fabulous event happening tomorrow (Sat 18 Oct): Community Orchard Summit London
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Community Orchard Summit London
A gathering of orchardists, growers & changemakers, coming together to learn, share and reimagine thriving community spaces.
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October 17, 2025 at 2:18 PM
In #London? Love everything to do with #orchards? We have just a few tickets left for this fabulous event happening tomorrow (Sat 18 Oct): Community Orchard Summit London
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/community-...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/community-...
Stag beetles are incredible insects, and we love these gentle giants. But sadly their numbers are falling. To help this legally protected, priority species, London Project Manager, Lizzy, created this amazing loggery at Mayow Park. #WorldHabitatDay
#CommunityOrchards #StagBeetle #UKBiodiversity
#CommunityOrchards #StagBeetle #UKBiodiversity
October 6, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Stag beetles are incredible insects, and we love these gentle giants. But sadly their numbers are falling. To help this legally protected, priority species, London Project Manager, Lizzy, created this amazing loggery at Mayow Park. #WorldHabitatDay
#CommunityOrchards #StagBeetle #UKBiodiversity
#CommunityOrchards #StagBeetle #UKBiodiversity
Looking to boost your chances of gaining employment as an orchardist?
Our new Consultant Development Programme (CDP) has been developed to equip trainees with the skills and resources required to work as freelance orchard consultants.
www.theorchardproject.org.uk/news/new-orc...
Our new Consultant Development Programme (CDP) has been developed to equip trainees with the skills and resources required to work as freelance orchard consultants.
www.theorchardproject.org.uk/news/new-orc...
September 25, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Looking to boost your chances of gaining employment as an orchardist?
Our new Consultant Development Programme (CDP) has been developed to equip trainees with the skills and resources required to work as freelance orchard consultants.
www.theorchardproject.org.uk/news/new-orc...
Our new Consultant Development Programme (CDP) has been developed to equip trainees with the skills and resources required to work as freelance orchard consultants.
www.theorchardproject.org.uk/news/new-orc...
Fancy turning apple pulp into nutritious soil improver? Read our latest blog about how to make your own #bokashi: www.theorchardproject.org.uk/blog/bokashi...
#CommunityOrchards #Composting
#CommunityOrchards #Composting
September 18, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Fancy turning apple pulp into nutritious soil improver? Read our latest blog about how to make your own #bokashi: www.theorchardproject.org.uk/blog/bokashi...
#CommunityOrchards #Composting
#CommunityOrchards #Composting
Looking to reconnect with your colleagues in a beautiful urban setting? 🍎
Our #OrchardEscapes might be just what your team needs! We offer a fun, rewarding day out in nature, supporting the local community and wildlife - lght.ly/pfj961
#CommunityOrchards #TeamBuilding
📷 Cal Holland
Our #OrchardEscapes might be just what your team needs! We offer a fun, rewarding day out in nature, supporting the local community and wildlife - lght.ly/pfj961
#CommunityOrchards #TeamBuilding
📷 Cal Holland
September 16, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Looking to reconnect with your colleagues in a beautiful urban setting? 🍎
Our #OrchardEscapes might be just what your team needs! We offer a fun, rewarding day out in nature, supporting the local community and wildlife - lght.ly/pfj961
#CommunityOrchards #TeamBuilding
📷 Cal Holland
Our #OrchardEscapes might be just what your team needs! We offer a fun, rewarding day out in nature, supporting the local community and wildlife - lght.ly/pfj961
#CommunityOrchards #TeamBuilding
📷 Cal Holland
Pinch punch it’s #OrganicSeptember!
Our friends at the @thesoilassociation.bsky.social run this annual campaign to highlight the benefits of organic production. Choosing to buy and grow organic produce can make a positive impact on your health and the environment.
Top organic growing tips below 👇
Our friends at the @thesoilassociation.bsky.social run this annual campaign to highlight the benefits of organic production. Choosing to buy and grow organic produce can make a positive impact on your health and the environment.
Top organic growing tips below 👇
September 1, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Pinch punch it’s #OrganicSeptember!
Our friends at the @thesoilassociation.bsky.social run this annual campaign to highlight the benefits of organic production. Choosing to buy and grow organic produce can make a positive impact on your health and the environment.
Top organic growing tips below 👇
Our friends at the @thesoilassociation.bsky.social run this annual campaign to highlight the benefits of organic production. Choosing to buy and grow organic produce can make a positive impact on your health and the environment.
Top organic growing tips below 👇
Love cider? 🍻 Then you'll not want to miss our latest blog, where we catch up with Jez Taylor, head of market garden at Daylesford Organic, one of our amazing corporate partners.
He shares how he got into cider making, his lifelong passion for apples & their many uses 👉 lght.ly/ibj34n6 #CiderMaking
He shares how he got into cider making, his lifelong passion for apples & their many uses 👉 lght.ly/ibj34n6 #CiderMaking
August 18, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Love cider? 🍻 Then you'll not want to miss our latest blog, where we catch up with Jez Taylor, head of market garden at Daylesford Organic, one of our amazing corporate partners.
He shares how he got into cider making, his lifelong passion for apples & their many uses 👉 lght.ly/ibj34n6 #CiderMaking
He shares how he got into cider making, his lifelong passion for apples & their many uses 👉 lght.ly/ibj34n6 #CiderMaking
We love a good news story, particularly ones that feature fruit trees! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Battersea grapefruit tree given protected status
A rare grapefruit tree in Battersea is granted additional protection following a campaign.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 13, 2025 at 1:09 PM
We love a good news story, particularly ones that feature fruit trees! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Fancy the chance to win a gift voucher from Hetty's Herbs & Plants 🌱 by completing our supporter survey?
We'd love to hear more about why you support The Orchard Project and what to you'd like to see more of. Please submit your response by 31 Aug 👉 survey.alchemer.com/s3/8406808/T...
📷 Simon Lee
We'd love to hear more about why you support The Orchard Project and what to you'd like to see more of. Please submit your response by 31 Aug 👉 survey.alchemer.com/s3/8406808/T...
📷 Simon Lee
August 13, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Fancy the chance to win a gift voucher from Hetty's Herbs & Plants 🌱 by completing our supporter survey?
We'd love to hear more about why you support The Orchard Project and what to you'd like to see more of. Please submit your response by 31 Aug 👉 survey.alchemer.com/s3/8406808/T...
📷 Simon Lee
We'd love to hear more about why you support The Orchard Project and what to you'd like to see more of. Please submit your response by 31 Aug 👉 survey.alchemer.com/s3/8406808/T...
📷 Simon Lee
We recently had the pleasure of catching up with Niru, who completed our Award in Forest Gardening and transformed a small garden for Sufra (a food bank & advice centre in NW London) into an edible garden.
You can read her story here - www.theorchardproject.org.uk/stories/niru/
#CommunityOrchards
You can read her story here - www.theorchardproject.org.uk/stories/niru/
#CommunityOrchards
August 8, 2025 at 7:58 PM
We recently had the pleasure of catching up with Niru, who completed our Award in Forest Gardening and transformed a small garden for Sufra (a food bank & advice centre in NW London) into an edible garden.
You can read her story here - www.theorchardproject.org.uk/stories/niru/
#CommunityOrchards
You can read her story here - www.theorchardproject.org.uk/stories/niru/
#CommunityOrchards
This cherry tree was snapped 3yrs ago. Here's the fix:
Pack crushed garlic over wound, held with woven bandage. Remove bandage & garlic paste after 2-3 days.
Splint break together with hessian bandage. Remove bandage after 5-6 wks
Place a mini sports cone on the trunk above wound to keep rain off
Pack crushed garlic over wound, held with woven bandage. Remove bandage & garlic paste after 2-3 days.
Splint break together with hessian bandage. Remove bandage after 5-6 wks
Place a mini sports cone on the trunk above wound to keep rain off
July 24, 2025 at 9:57 AM
This cherry tree was snapped 3yrs ago. Here's the fix:
Pack crushed garlic over wound, held with woven bandage. Remove bandage & garlic paste after 2-3 days.
Splint break together with hessian bandage. Remove bandage after 5-6 wks
Place a mini sports cone on the trunk above wound to keep rain off
Pack crushed garlic over wound, held with woven bandage. Remove bandage & garlic paste after 2-3 days.
Splint break together with hessian bandage. Remove bandage after 5-6 wks
Place a mini sports cone on the trunk above wound to keep rain off
🌱 This is what resilience looks like! A winter storm cracked a branch of this damson tree.
When it came to summer pruning this week, a tiny new shoot was spotted just below the damaged branch, complete with two damsons attached 💚
#CommunityOrchards #Damson
When it came to summer pruning this week, a tiny new shoot was spotted just below the damaged branch, complete with two damsons attached 💚
#CommunityOrchards #Damson
July 10, 2025 at 3:41 PM
🌱 This is what resilience looks like! A winter storm cracked a branch of this damson tree.
When it came to summer pruning this week, a tiny new shoot was spotted just below the damaged branch, complete with two damsons attached 💚
#CommunityOrchards #Damson
When it came to summer pruning this week, a tiny new shoot was spotted just below the damaged branch, complete with two damsons attached 💚
#CommunityOrchards #Damson
Take a restful five minutes to read about what our students discovered on a trip to Royal Horticultural Society, Wisley 👉 www.theorchardproject.org.uk/news/rhs-wis... There is a top tip for those who like to grow peaches 🍑
#RHSWisley #CommunityOrchards #HorticultureCourses #ArboricultureCourses
#RHSWisley #CommunityOrchards #HorticultureCourses #ArboricultureCourses
July 10, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Take a restful five minutes to read about what our students discovered on a trip to Royal Horticultural Society, Wisley 👉 www.theorchardproject.org.uk/news/rhs-wis... There is a top tip for those who like to grow peaches 🍑
#RHSWisley #CommunityOrchards #HorticultureCourses #ArboricultureCourses
#RHSWisley #CommunityOrchards #HorticultureCourses #ArboricultureCourses
If you're at RHS Hampton Court festival today or tomorrow, pop in the Green Careers tent (marque 419) and have a chat with us about our accredited courses 😊
July 3, 2025 at 1:00 PM
If you're at RHS Hampton Court festival today or tomorrow, pop in the Green Careers tent (marque 419) and have a chat with us about our accredited courses 😊