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Orchards
Orchards are one of a range of compelemntary uses not covered by the legal definition of a statutory allotment. Any site selected for such a project should have a genuine surplus of land; in other words, one that can accommodate the project whilst retaining sufficient plots for current and future plotholders. It is important to follow the necessary legal procedure for any complementary uses of statutory allotment sites, otherwise the land could lose its legal protection. Please see ARI factsheet 'Project Allotment' for further details. 'Growing in the community' also deals with this aspect of allotment regulation.
Allotment Forestry
A really useful website created by the local woodlands initiative - a community project working with gardeners to increase the use of local woodland products in the garden and allotment.
The intro to the site says: "Britain’s gardeners have for ...
Apple Day
Apple Day is an annual celebration of apple, orchards and local distinctiveness, initiated by Common Ground in 1990 it has since been celebrated each year by people organising hundreds of local events. Why not join in? Ap ...
ARI factsheet: Project allotment
A guide for groups and agencies working on allotments.
Common Ground Book of Orchards
Explores how orchards continue to shape local culture from custom to kitchen and urges us to value old orchards of tall trees for their delicate ecology and local distinctiveness. Scores of examples demonstrate how, in tow ...
National Orchard Forum
The National Orchard Forum was established in Autumn 2002 being seen as
a desirable way of enhancing the effectiveness of local orchard groups
by:
The Agroforestry Research Trust
The Agroforestry Research Trust is a non-profit making charity, registered in England, which researches into temperate agroforestry and into all aspects of plant cropping and uses, with a focus on tree, shrub and perennial crops. The site also includes ...