Our orchards at Stanmer Park have been designated “an invaluable historical and genetic resource” by Plant Heritage for their collection of rare Sussex apple varieties.
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Book: Apples & Orchards in Sussex
Apples and Orchards in Sussex Action in rural Sussex and Brighton Permaculture Trust are proud to have collaborated on Apples and Orchards in Sussex, a paperback book authored by Brian Short with contributions and editing by our very own Peter May and Anne-Marie Bur as well as Gail Vines. This book reflects a new enthusiasm for making fruit-growing in the county…
More information ...Book: Our Apple Orchards
In recent years we have worked with over one thousand children. Together we have planted orchards, often with rare Sussex apple varieties, cooked and juiced apples in schools, housing estates, parks and village recreation grounds across Sussex. Inspired by these experiences, we created the children’s book Our Apple Orchards with our partners Action in rural Sussex. The…
More information ...Video: How to graft a fruit tree
Brighton Permaculture Trust has released the second of its fruit tree advice series on YouTube: “How to graft an apple tree” (Greffer un pommier). In the video, you’ll see Peter May demonstrate the chip budding method. Peter is a horticulturalist who has propagated over a thousand Sussex apple trees. He is jointly responsible for the management of several community…
More information ...Video: How to plant a tree
Brighton Permaculture Trust, with Brighton & Hove Food Partnership, has released a short video on YouTube: “How to plant a fruit tree really well.” We help schools and communities plant orchards, and over the past ten years we’ve evolved a method for planting trees that, although it may seem quite elaborate, means that the trees get the best…
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