We've got a jam-packed October full of Apple Days and markets - come and say hello! #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...

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.

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!

Community orchard in people's own front gardens #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

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...

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?

@myerscoughcollege.bsky.social and Hillier help water flow further in tree nurseries: www.gov.uk/government/c...

"‘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"

Summer courses

Some great gardening advice from @martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com www..com/shopping/gar...

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!

Summer pruning in Wortley www.fruitworks.org.uk/courses

We had such a good time teaching scything that we only took a "before" pic. We've got lots more courses coming up: summer pruning; pests & diseases; pruning trained fruit; what to do with all these apples; apple identification. See www.fruitworks.org.uk/courses

If you love delicious, local, quirky apples then sign up to Orchard Harvest Share scheme: www.fruitworks.org.uk/trees/p/frui.... Collection points in #Roundhay #Kirkstall #Shipley #Garforth #Bradford

With the right planning and, significant investment in infrastructure, and an added 3p per school meal, around 25% of all veg in schools across Wales could be Welsh organic by 2030. So say @sustainweb.org www.sustainweb.org/news/apr25-w...

did you know that the @bradfordcouncil.bsky.social Design Guide for new homes and neighbourhoods suggests that one way of meeting the builders biodiversity commitments is to plant a fruit tree www.bradford.gov.uk/planning-and... (p70)

Join us in Leeds! Gain key insights to establish your own community orchard and see real-life projects. @fruitworkscoop.bsky.social #leeds #leedsevents urbantreefestival.org/own-community-…

Summer courses: How to set up a community orchard ~ Mon 12 May, Woodhouse Scything ~ Thurs 5 June, Shipley Fields Summer fruit tree pruning ~ Wed 9 July, Wortley Understanding fruit tree "pests" & diseases ~ Tues 22 July, Headingley Pruning trained fruit trees ~ Mon 18 August, Horton and....

Here we are at #Meanwood Farm with Love Leeds Parks talking about beautiful blossom in in Leeds www.facebook.com/watch/?v=123...

Join us for a day at our fruit tree nursery where we propagate and grow 1000 fruit trees every year. Tasks will include wedding, mulching, watering, compost making, potting baby trees and making organic liquid plant feed. Complete with a vegan homemade lunch! @fruitworkscoop.bsky.social

Look out for us on Leeds TV (Freeview 7 & VM 159) this evening at 6:20pm (and will be repeated several times within the ‘Your Yorkshire’ rolling loop, including at around 7:20pm).

Together with Manchester Fruit Tree Coop we've produced a guide to many of the steps on the pathway to creating a community orchard / forest garden: www.fruitworks.org.uk/advice/orcha... We've divided it into: planning; planting; caring; using.

🌳 Get yourself along to one of our summer courses 🌳 fruitworks.org.uk/courses We've got a varied bunch of courses over the summer months for you to get stuck into, all based around the seasonal cycles of fruit growing, care and enjoying your harvests to the max.

Curious about setting up a Community Orchard? Come along to our FREE workshop - register here: urbantreefestival.org/own-communit...

#Driglington Community Orchard blossom day on Sat 3 May. #blossomwatch

#Meanwood Valley Farm orchard blossom party on #MayDay. #blossomwatch

#Headingley Community Orchard blossom picnic on 18 May. #blossomwatch @urbantreefest.bsky.social

#Farsley Community Orchard blossom picnic next Saturday. #blossomwatch

Interesting listening to cider apple growers www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Over the next month Leeds will be ablaze with blossom. We've identified some of the orchard blossom hotspots: loveleedsparks.org.uk/explore-the-...

The Bellmount Cherry Circle is mabye the largest of its kind, and is looking incredible right now. Find it here maps.app.goo.gl/qhDpZte4Gibo...

Who knew that Australia has a national "Pollination Strategy" www.wheenbeefoundation.org.au #pollinators

The @wldispatch.bsky.social report that large crowds for the official opening of #Horsforth Community Garden westleedsdispatch.com/large-crowd-...

Have your say on parks and green spaces in Bradford and Leeds: bit.ly/m/GreenAWARE

Fabulous afternoon learning the skills of grafting new fruit trees with @fruitworkscoop.bsky.social supported by @yas_charity

Yesterday we were teaching top grafting. I wonder if any of them will secretly join the guerrillagrafters.net?

Our fruit trees get all over the place. Here they are up in the Yorkshire Dales www.ousewem.co.uk/news/article... @friendsofthedales.bsky.social @yorkshireicasp.bsky.social

Come along to one of our grafting courses this month to learn how to make your own apple tree 🍏 fruitworks.org.uk/courses

It's the end of the season for planting bare root trees, so we're having a sale! This time we'll be at #Kirkstall Valley Farm on Sat 22nd March selling trees at 25% off. Come and say hello 🍏 Pre-order online (to secure your tree(s)!) with the code 22MARCHSALE or drop in on the day.

@fruitworkscoop.bsky.social are coming to Hollybush next month to run a workshop on apple tree grafting. Learn how to create apple trees to the size and variety you want using traditional grafting techniques. 🍏 Link to book your place: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/make-your-... #apples #applegrafting

Amidst all the misery, great to hear something positive on the @bbcradio4.bsky.social Today programme this morning - @fruitworkscoop.bsky.social talking about planting community orchards across Leeds.

Great fun this afternoon planting the new Reginald Park Community Orchard in #Chapeltown, #Leeds.

Our #Wassail yesterday at Shine, West Bowling was great!

Hidden away in Crossgates is the resting place of Penda, King of Mercia. Also hidden away there is now a community orchard cared for by Incredible Edible Crossgates. We worked with a great crew of local people to plant 18 trees yesterday.

🌿 Last week to nominate your local food heroes? @Feed_Leeds want you to know - who are the inspiring gardeners, community champs, or local food initiatives?🌻 Nominations close this week Sun 2 Feb.  Click link: https://shorturl.at/fmYCQ #BestFoodies #Leeds #LocalFoodHeroes💚 🍽️🌱