Dead & decaying trees – are they valued by the public? Webinar next Thursday (29 Jan) www.ancienttreeforum.org.uk/events/atf-w...

we love the @ptes-org.bsky.social year planner ptes.org/campaigns/tr...

The next Food For Thought session in South Leeds is on Sat 24 January 1-4pm at Incredible Edible Belle Isle.

'tis #Wassail season. These are the remaining ones in our area: Wycliffe (Shipley), 17 January, 10am Otley Chevin Orchard, 10 January, 2pm Heaton Community Orchard, 17 January, 3pm East Riddlesden Hall, 18 January, 1:30pm Meanwood Farm, 22 January, 6pm Burley Park (Leeds), 25 January, time tbc

The Australian Narrow orchard systems for future climates project webpage has been updated with two new videos: www.hin.com.au/current-init...

Volunteers of Leeds – photo exhibition doinggoodleeds.org.uk/news/volunte...

Some great RHS advice on #edible flowers for schools and anyone www.rhs.org.uk/education-le...

Government backing of organic could deliver huge social and economic benefits! Find out more in NEW Bridging the Gap report: www.sustainweb.org/news/dec25-b...   @nourishscotland.bsky.social @foodsensewales.bsky.social @growingcommunities.bsky.social @alexrosecharity.bsky.social

Together with @foodwiseleeds.bsky.social we're doing a big census of the community food growing movement in Leeds. If you're involved, please take a few minutes to do forms.gle/6J3Bz58F54XB...

Since the 1950s, 90 per cent of traditional orchards – distinct in their varieties – have disappeared. ✍️ 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

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

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'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.

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

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!

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

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