Community Orchards ???

[jennyjj01]

I just stumbled across the fact that there's a local one.
I've never even heard of the concept.

E.g https://www.applesandorchards.org.uk/

Some members of the community acquire some land and build an orchard. I get that.
These orchards may be open to the public. Community events might take place there.

But then I'm lost. Who owns the trees? Who harvests the fruit? What becomes of it? Do scrumpers get shot?

I've started to google it, but can anyone explain it in numpty terms?

After all, post apocalypse, those who create food will be powerful. Is it time to join these communities?

[Nurseandy]

There's sort of one Nearish us sort of. It's in the grounds of an old castle and the owners maintain the trees (apple only ) and the fruit is freely available to anyone who may be visiting to either pick or collect windfalls.
Not a true community orchard but the privilege doesn't seem to be abused. People just take one or two apples each.

[jennyjj01]

There's sort of one Nearish us sort of. It's in the grounds of an old castle and the owners maintain the trees (apple only ) and the fruit is freely available to anyone who may be visiting to either pick or collect windfalls.
Not a true community orchard but the privilege doesn't seem to be abused. People just take one or two apples each.

It seems some are registered charities, too.
I'm going to pay a visit to the local one and see if there's anyone there to ask.

[Kiwififer]

I’m planting a stealth orchard at the back of where I live. Every year, I plant one or two trees at the back of where I live, in years to come and long after I’m gone, there should be free food for all.

You can blame Ron Finlay for this!

https://youtu.be/EzZzZ_qpZ4w

That’s his Ted talk and it is simply amazing. The Gangsta Gardener indeed!

[steptoe]

I’m planting a stealth orchard at the back of where I live. Every year, I plant one or two trees at the back of where I live, in years to come and long after I’m gone, there should be free food for all.

You can blame Ron Finlay for this!

https://youtu.be/EzZzZ_qpZ4w

That’s his Ted talk and it is simply amazing. The Gangsta Gardener indeed!

I will say Bl***Y good on you i have never thought of that but then we back on to the canal so no one could pick it , i use to love going tothe lanes back were we lived the lanes that locals use as a cut through us people that new which road came out where lol , you had apple trees the odd plum tree and miles of blackberries the apples and pl;ums come from us people cutting through and throwing our apple cores and so on plums outthe window not rubbish but i will say some of them apple trees might be mine lol , a mate when we worked on a fruit van use to eat peachs likes sweets and throw the stones but i never found a peach tree lol .
I did go over the other side of the canal where they hacked the trees down and left big open gaps and put some wild plum trees and a couple of damsons but i am not owning up to that lol

[Kiwififer]

The pictures are some of the cherry trees and a James Raeburn apple tree which is local to Edinburgh, it’s special to me as my old Cocker’s ashes are planted underneath it.

The cherry is around 6ft high now, the apple only went in last year and it still establishing itself. There’s golden delicious and others there, I did have two pear trees but the deer got them. All hidden within sight and unless you looked for them, you wouldn’t know they were there as it’s only the dog walkers go along it. My neighbours think I’m mad….

[Kiwififer]

I should add, there’s tons of brambles, rose hips and a huge cooking apple tree at the back of where we are. We are a huge dead end street that was the last street in Edinburgh and it is surrounded by a woodland so it’s easy to do this.

Others are beginning to do similar…

[Frnc]

I wouldn't mind planting a small tree.
Not much point in me planting apples, because next door but one has a huge apple tree. I'm sure I could get some if I asked.