We’ve had a great harvest season so far. We have 3 different kinds of Chiswick apple juice available (Emlyn Road Bramley, sweet mixed apples), and several different kinds of Chiswick chutney (Christmas chutney, fig & apple chutney, cranberry & apple, standard chutney…). The juice is flash pasteurised and will keep for at least a year … Continue reading
Fruit Free for All About 75 people (not all at once, but on a rolling shift of about 30 at all times!) turned up for our chopping and boiling bonanza last Saturday. In conjunction with the fabulous Lucy of Ginger Whisk we made various chutneys (fig & apple, cranberry & apple, classic), membrillos, jellies (apple … Continue reading
We are joining forces with Ginger Whisk to sort out some of this year’s surplus fruit after an amazing harvest. You are all invited to drop in and come help chop and cook Chiswick’s pears and apples and made them into something delicious. All workers will be paid in chutney and/or preserves. Roll up your … Continue reading
Its our 5th annual celebration of apples, pears, quince and other fruit collected from the streets and gardens of West London. This year is apparently the best harvest for 30 years. We will be dusting off our huge apple press – which lay unloved last year as the harvest failed. If you want to buy … Continue reading
We have created a booklet to picking fruit with school groups. Its a comprehensive guide for anyone who wants to see fruit picking at their local school. CLICK HERE to download the .pdf. Thanks to Marianne Landzettel for her help in creating it. Continue reading
It is with great regret that we have had to cancel this year’s Fruit Day because of a severe lack of fruit. We normally press about 1 tonne of fruit in the course of the day. This year we have only picked about 200 kilos with our last picking session on Monday September 21st. We … Continue reading
The installation remains in place all summer! The magical orchard of heritage pear trees was launched on Saturday 17th when hundreds of people bought plants, tried out the straw bale mini-maze, painted life-size self portraits, meandered through the willow bower, and found out about bees from Mel the Bee’s demonstration hive – all in the … Continue reading
