Local Fruit Harvesters

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We pick fruit from back gardens - apples, pears etc and give it away to schools, make juice, or just eat it. All to save fruit from rotting on the ground. 150 people are involved. Find out when we pick by emailing michael.stuart6@gmail.com

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Foraging film including Kilburn fruit harvesting in three parts

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Core what a Scorcher - A-peeling Juice Welcomed in O-pressing Heat in Kilburn!

Over two hundred people were treated to a refreshing taste of local apple juice on Saturday 1st October, when we set up stall outside Argos on the Kilburn High Road to make juice from locally-picked…Continue

Started by Viv Stein Oct 10, 2011.

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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

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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?

Comment by Sharon Little on June 13, 2011 at 11:26: Love this idea so much. I'm a keen picker - some lovely cherries to be had on my way to work in Camden right now and really looking forward to the free plums to come! Very happy to help locally.

Comment by Mimi Van der Looy on May 12, 2011 at 18:50: Please let me know how i can donate my apples and elderflowers to your cause - so sad when they go to waste!

Comment by Shiva NEN on February 18, 2011 at 13:20: hi there, would like to be involved, what a great idea.... please keep me informed about days and events..thnks