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
The lane leading to
the Orchard is opposite 23 Kings Drive, between Kellaway Avenue and
Bishop Road. Turn left and the entrance is through the first gate.
Gates are usually
locked, so ring the bell on the right and rattle the gate if we all have our heads down working!
Click
here to
download a flyer with a map of the orchard (PDF format)
Read our
HOCO Summer 2009
Newsletter
How to become a
member
Contact Pauline 0117
924 8124 daytime or
Rupert 0117 973 4488 evening
or email
orchard.membership@avonorganicgroup.org.uk
Alternatively, send
your details and subscription to:
HOCO, 80 Kings Drive,
Bishopston,
Bristol BS7
8JH
Click to
download a copy
(PDF format) of this information and an
application form.
Work Days: 2pm-4pm penultimate Saturday
each month except Dec/Jan
2009 Saturdays: 23 May, 20
June, 18 July, 22 August, 19 Sept, 24 Oct, 21 Nov
Extra Sundays 2009:
10 May, 28 June, 12 July, 16 August, 13 Sep.
2010 Saturdays: 20 Feb, 20 Mar,
17 April, 22 May, 19 Jun, 24 July.
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