Dear friends,
Let's celebrate Apple Day on Saturday October 15th at our very own orchard - in the middle of the Green on Scarcroft Allotments.
Although there won't be much by way of a harvest from this year, there will be a varied selection of apples and pears for us to sample and enjoy.
Do bring along any you have too, with names if you know them.
Contributions of fruit-based delights to share for an afternoon tea would be very welcome too. Bring a flask if you want a hot drink - or juices. Plastic cups will be provided.
There will be bit of work to do to build up your appetite: We need to weed around the bases of the trees, and then to plant up the area with some traditional orchard meadow flowers - now I have finally succeeded in preventing the council mowing it to within a millimetre of its life!
Do bring any donations of plants you may have, trowels and watering cans.
The schedule for the afternoon is as follows:
3-4pm - planting watering weeding
4-5pm - tasting and feasting
hope to see you there
