25 SEPTEMBER 2016. by -:- Dan Lake, Apple Day Brighton event organiser -:- Anyone passing the -:- Fruit Factory in Stanmer Village at the weekend recently will have seen that the scrumping team are gearing up for Apple Day Brighton, which is on Sunday 2nd October 2016 from 11am to 5pm. With the juicer duly sluiced and…
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Two orchards in search of schools
25 SEPTEMBER 2016. by -:- Anne-Marie Bur Brighton Permaculture Trust is looking for two schools in Sussex who would like to have a school orchard. For £400, they can be provided with orchard design advice, unusual Sussex apple variety trees, all the planting materials, a guided planting day for pupils, orchard activity sessions e.g. apple…
More information ...Why is Brighton Permaculture Trust so into apples and orchards?
25 SEPTEMBER 2016. by -:- Bryn Thomas You may have noticed that we are very focused on apples and orchards here at Brighton Permaculture Trust. But why this pomological obsession? Is it an obscure fruity fetish? Or is there a good reason? The simple truth is that growing fruit trees, especially in a traditional way,…
More information ...The Fruit Forecast for Apple Day 2016
17 AUGUST 2016. by -:- Bryn Thomas As the summer progresses, we at Brighton Permaculture Trust always watch anxiously to see how the fruit crop is developing. Will there be plenty of fruit for Apple Day Brighton? Will there be enough for -:- our scrumping project to make juice, cider and preserves? I am constantly struck by how…
More information ...Celebrating 35 Earthship courses
05 AUGUST 2016. Wow, what an achievement! In partnership with Low Carbon Trust, we have delivered a whopping 35 -:- Earthship building coursessince we began running them back in June 2009. Earthship courses always have a great buzz about them. They’re held at -:- Earthship Brighton in Stanmer Park, and they attract a variety of people from all…
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