Orchard Roots Bristol
What's in a name?
Horfield Organic Community Orchard is home to several very local apple varieties, e.g. Gloucestershire Underleaf, Court of Wick and Shepperdine Silt. Heritage Lottery Funding of the Orchard Roots Bristol Project means that more than 70 different varieties of apple, pear, plum and nut trees in the orchard are being permanently labelled – making it easier for members and public to appreciate the diversity of fruit grown. Several varieties, first discovered on the site in 1998, have been sent for identification to the National Fruit Collection at Brogdale. Members hope that one or two of these ‘mystery’ fruits will reveal a strong local heritage. |
'Know Your Orchard Roots Bristol' event 8 June
A ‘Know your Orchard Roots Bristol' event in the
orchard on 8 June was attended by over 100 people of all ages. The group set up an outdoor
photographic and recording area for the occasion, gave tours of the orchard,
and answered many fruit-growing questions. We gathered some great stories from people with
personal and family connections to market gardens near Bristol’s 'Blue Finger',
local allotments, and Long Ashton Research Station (active in studying and
improving commercial cider production, fruit growing, and preservation). Here's some photos from the day - Orchard Roots Bristol Event June 2013. |
Know your HOCO event 27 April 2013
Orchard members - past and present, founding, long-standing and new - got together at the end of April to recount and record their stories and experiences from different phases of HOCO. Hearing a wide range of stories from many founding HOCO members has been instructive and inspiring. Highlights from these stories, and digitally reproduced photographs taken by members over the years, will be exhibited at public events and on the website. |
Orchard Roots Bristol