Donate your fruit

Every year, tons of good fruit goes to waste — but together, we can make sure it’s put to good use. By donating your surplus apples, pears, plums, or other fruit, you’re helping us create scrumped products, reduce food waste, and share the harvest with the community.

Whether it’s a basket or a bumper crop, every bit of fruit makes a difference.

Drop-off

We would love to use your unwanted fruit! We can use the windfall apples too – please keep these separate from picked fruit. We only use picked fruit in our juice, but windfalls can be used for cider.

Drop your fruit to us during our juicing season (usually July to November) on:
Saturdays between 10am – 4pm
Sundays between 10am – 12pm
If you are bringing unusual fruits or huge quantities please let us know in advance using the form below
Find our Fruit Factory in Stanmer Village.
Map & Directions

A quick trip for you, and a big help for us!

We collect

Got a bumper crop? We’d love to come and pick your fruit so it doesn’t go to waste.

Great if you’ve got one or more mature trees full of fruit
If you have over 60kg (a large supermarket trolley full) of good quality, tree-picked fruit, we might be able to collect it from you
To make the trip worthwhile, we need to know about the quality and quantity
Please send details about where you are and how easy it is to park/ access the tree(s).
If we can help we’ll arrange a convenient time and bring everything we need for picking and transport.

Less work for you, more fruit saved from going to waste — just get in touch using the form below.

Get in touch about your fruit

We can only take fruit that’s been arranged with us in advance — please fill in the form below before dropping off or requesting a collection.

Thanks for letting us know — it helps us make sure your fruit goes to good use!

Name(Required)

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About your fruit(Required)

Type of fruit (apple, pear, plum, other) / Estimated amount (a bag, a box, multiple trees…)

How you’d like to donate

I’d like to drop fruit at the Fruit Factory (weekends only — please confirm before you come).

I’d like to arrange a collection (minimum amount required).

Anything else we should know?

Support us and the community

Between April 2020 and June 2023, we delivered 13,212 bottles of juice to people in need via our partners at FareShare Sussex. This was only possible thanks to kind donations and grant support. If you’d like to help us continue this work, please get in touch.

Volunteer With Us

Our scrumping project thrives thanks to volunteers who help pick, process, and bottle the fruit — and even come up with new flavour ideas! It’s a great way to get involved in local food resilience, learn new skills, and enjoy plenty of fruit along the way.

Find out about volunteering

Upcoming: Apple Blossom Day

Celebrate the beauty of the orchard in bloom! Join us for a free, family-friendly afternoon of music, talks, orchard tours, and our famous crumble, cider and juice stall. Come enjoy the blossom, learn about permaculture, and welcome the season together. Sunday 26 April, 1–5pm.

Join Apple Blossom Day

Get Involved

There are various ways you can contribute to our mission and get involved with Brighton Permaculture Trust. Explore the opportunities and join us on the journey towards a more resilient world.

Join us

Find us every Saturday & Sunday at The Fruit Factory in Stanmer Park and treat yourself to our exquisite products!

Explore our products