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Orchard 49

@Orchard49

An urban community orchard established in 2009. Come and volunteer with us and learn about caring for fruit trees in small spaces.

 Old Trafford, Manchester, UK
otagsorchard.blogspot.com/
Joined November 2011
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Old Trafford Open Gardens today. Programmes available see poster. Some gardens will also have them. All programme proceeds for Garden Africa. Pls RT @loveoldtrafford
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Plum tree donated to @Orchard49 today, will keep a watchful eye on it as it adjusts to its new environment. Thanks @DrBeatePeter and volunteers Debbie and Pete.
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Pete Abel@MrPeteAbel16 Sep 2018
The sun's out now so pop down to Seymour Grove Allotments produce day and say hi at the @Orchard49 stall... Apple butter, Sticky fig jam and fig, Apple & balsamic chutney ..yum
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Plant Sale at Seymour Grove Allotments today 12-3 pm. Plus pizzas from the cob oven and home made cakes. M16 0JG
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80% now. Rewards include orchard consultation (garden, backyard or community) and pruning fruit trees session. @reddylane @ProjectOrchard xitter.cf/drdebbieellen/status/9…
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We’ve got our seat @MayorofGM #GMGreenCity #GreenSummit what’s our pledge? Easy... we want everyone in GM to be no more than 20mins walk from a community orchard with freely available locally grown fruit #BeautifulSpaces 🌳 #FreeFruit 🍏🍐🍒 #HappyCommunities 😃🏡🏭 #2040 📆 – at Manchester, England
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Our latest blog post otagsorchard.blogspot.co.uk/… Are your apples very early too? @HelpBritBloss @gardenorganicuk
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Lovely evening for a spot of summer pruning in Old Trafford @Orchard49. Ripe apples to pick too.
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@Orchard49 is one of the community gardens. Please support this fund raising effect for medicines sans frontieres. xitter.cf/loveoldtrafford/status…
love old trafford (@loveoldtrafford) profile picturelove old trafford@loveoldtrafford26 Jun 2017
EVERYONE welcome at #OpenGardensOT this Sunday. Good for gardeners and the gardening-curious. Also good for anyone who loves Old Trafford 💚
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We are part of Old Trafford Open Gardens on 2nd July. Come visit! Pls RT @loveoldtrafford
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Good read about grafting work. xitter.cf/Green_Books/status/851…
Green Books (@Green_Books) profile pictureGreen Books@Green_Books11 Apr 2017
mancunianmatters.co.uk/conte… What an amazing project @HelpBritBloss @Orchard49

'Good for the soul': Meet the green-fingered volunteers graftin' new trees for Manchester

A new plan is underway to revive orchards across Greater Manchester, hosted by Helping Britain Blossom.

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Cool @HelpBritBloss xitter.cf/DavidsOrchard/status/8…
David Llewellyn (@DavidsOrchard) profile pictureDavid Llewellyn@DavidsOrchard31 Mar 2017
Our 'Comice' pears intricately trained as 'Belgian hedge' espalier, full of lovely fruit buds. Fingers crossed now for good blossom weather.
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Please get in touch with us! @Orchard49 xitter.cf/GMHeritageTrees/status…
.@kindlingtrust Hi, is the FM meeting mentioned in your March 6 email going ahead? Heard nothing more about it. Thanks @GtrMSustFood
Mmm.! Seems disproportianate toward large companies. Power which is evenhanded comes with range across social+public too. #inclusivegrowth? xitter.cf/katherinemcd12/status/…
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.@HelpBritBloss Dan this is the crab apple fruit. Variety Dartmouth.
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ptes.org/campaigns/tradition… great resource, thank you @PTESOrchards check it out @HelpBritBloss

Orchard year planner - People's Trust for Endangered Species

Just as the wildlife in your orchard changes from season to season, so do the management requirements. Seasonality is important to so many aspects of orchard management, and sometimes knowing […]

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Apple Day @UnicornGrocery we were there with @HelpBritBloss using the pedal powered scatter. Lovely afternoon
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Great to have you there Dan. Lots of juice pressed, apples tasted + apple themed cakes consumed. Huge thanks 2 all. xitter.cf/HelpBritBloss/status/7…
HelpingBritBlossom (@HelpBritBloss) profile pictureHelpingBritBlossom@HelpBritBloss8 Oct 2016
Incredible apple day @Orchard49 GMR today "Peddle-Peddle-Squish-Squish" got its first outing thanks to the skills of @Maker_of_Things
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