HORFIELD ORGANIC
COMMUNITY ORCHARD
Set up in 1998 on
overgrown allotment land, the Orchard now contains over 100 apple, pear,
plum & nut trees plus soft fruit. Working membership is open to
Avon Organic Group and Horfield Allotment holders who meet penultimate
Saturdays each month (except December and January) 2-4 pm
The annual fee is £5.
Members are expected to attend a minimum of 5 working meetings or to
contribute 10 hours work. Produce, which includes soft fruit such as
rhubarb, gooseberries and currants, are shared at working meetings.
The trees in the
orchard are mainly disease resistant varieties of eating apples to
provide a range from early August until March. The Orchard has benches
where people can sit and a polytunnel containing apricot and peach
trees.
Friends of the
Orchard
Friends need only
support the Orchard by paying a subscription of £10 per year.
They will be sent
newsletters and be invited to collect a minimum of £2.00 worth of
orchard produce in the summer and autumn. Friends are also welcome to attend
working meetings and events if and when they can.
Events held on the
Orchard include a Wassail in January, a picnic in June and Apple Day in October. Some
training in pruning etc. is also given.
How to find the
Orchard
Walk down the lane
beside 22 Kings Drive (between Kellaway Avenue and
Bishop Road), turn left and the entrance is the first gate on the right.
OR take the lane
beside 134 Longmead Avenue until you come to the last gate on the left.
Gates are usually
locked. There is a bell on the top right side of the gate.
Click
here to
download a flyer with a map of the orchard (PDF format)
Read our
newsletters for
Summer 2010 and
January 2010
To
become a member contact:
Chris Gittins 0117
944 6577
evening
or email
orchard.membership@avonorganicgroup.org.uk
Alternatively, send
your details and subscription to:
HOCO,
132 Longmead Avenue, Horfield,
Bristol BS7
8QQ
For
more information contact:
Shannon Smith 0117
373 1587 or email info.orchard@avonorganicgroup.org.uk
Work Days: 2pm-5pm second last Saturday
each month
2010 Saturdays: 24
July, 21 August, 18 September, 16 October (extra session before Apple
day), 23 October, 20 November (winter pruning).
Harvesting Apples: extra help is
needed from August onwards.
Please contact Shannon.
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