Kensal to Kilburn Fruit Harvesters

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Comment by Transition Kensal to Kilburn on January 12, 2013 at 13:00

Wassail is on Jan 20th...details to follow

Comment by Janey McAllester on January 9, 2013 at 15:38

Michael and I were just discussing that and need to check the minutes to see what was decided.  But there will be one soon, and some pruning workshop action, so an email will go out shortly.  Also there's the Willesden Wassail on the 20th Feb :-)

Comment by Jennifer Rea on January 9, 2013 at 0:39

Hi all,

Is there any word on a fruit harvesters meet up? I can't remember if a date was set.

thanks Jen.

Comment by Janey McAllester on August 10, 2012 at 21:31

If it's not obvious to people if you click on the link 'Plum crop from Freud's house on Tuesday' in comment below you get a lovely photo of us all!

Comment by Janey McAllester on August 10, 2012 at 21:28

Plum crop from Freud's house on Tuesday.  A huge haul of lovely little red plumbs, rescuing them from a fate of making the neighbours slip on the pavement. 

Comment by Matthew Sharp on October 2, 2011 at 20:01

Folk may like to look at this doc from the DCLG website, about community orchards. Apologies if this has already been seen.

http://www.communities.gov.uk/publications/communities/orchardshowto

 

and

http://www.communities.gov.uk/publications/communities/orchardscase...

 

Comment by Viv Stein on September 26, 2011 at 16:54

This Saturday 1st October come along and get involved in our first ever juice-making on the Kilburn High Road.  If you like to cut apples, crush apples, serve apple juice or chat to people about where the fruit comes from please get in touch. Help welcome for just an hour or the whole event. 

If you can help out get in touch with Michael.  Email michael.stuart6@googlemail.com

We've put out a press release -

Transition Groups Bring Local Juice-Making to Kilburn High Road

Members of Brent’s Transition Town groups will be pressing local apples to make juice on the Kilburn High Road this Saturday.  “Local Fruit Harvesting” groups from “Transition Kensal to Kilburn” and “Transition Willesden” will be joining forces to make juice from locally picked apples outside Argos at Kilburn Square on the Kilburn High Road between 11am and 2pm on Saturday 1^st October.

Kilburn resident and Co-ordinator of the ‘Local Fruit Harvesters’ project Michael Stuart says,  “We’re really excited we can spread the word about local fruit right in the heart of the Kilburn High Road. We’re encouraging residents to bring their own apples from their gardens and we'll turn them into juice for them to drink.”

Dollis Hill resident and Co-ordinator of Transition Willesden, Viv Stein, says, “This is a great opportunity to help save local apples from waste and show people how to make fresh and tasty juice.”

“Local Fruit Harvesters” was set up in 2009 by Michael Stuart and Viv Stein.  The award-winning project is now part of the Transition Kilburn to Kensal group. This year over 1,000 kilos of fruit – apples, pears, plums and figs have already been picked. The fruit gets shared out between garden owners, volunteer pickers and distributed to local schools, charities, restaurants and shops on a non-profit basis.  This is the first time it will be taken to a local High Street.

The project has also trained 45 people to prune fruit trees.  It is based between Kensal Rise, Kilburn and Mapesbury, and has secured Ward Working funding from Brent Council.  The newly-formed Transition Willesden group has recently started to get involved in harvesting fruit in the Willesden area.

Comment by Michael Stuart on August 23, 2011 at 20:44

There's a telescopic apple picking tool with basket we've put in the library on Salusbury Road, Queens Park. It can be borrowed for free for one week.

Comment by Matthew Sharp on August 23, 2011 at 19:23

I have a James Grieve apple tree in the back garden and usually manage to dispose of the windfalls myself and to neighbours, but this year, as with everyone else, I suppose, the tree is laden. Does anyone have an apple picking device I can borrow? The one which is basically a bag and a hook on a pole? I can never get to the fruit at the top of the tree......

Comment by Louis on June 13, 2011 at 16:51

I have an apple tree at home and last year planted 50 fruit trees in the School that I work in. So I need ideas what can we do with the fruit?

 

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