National Collection of Sussex Apples
A Guided walk at Brighton Permaculture Trust’s Stanmer Park Orchards
Ticket Information
National Collection of Sussex Apples – A Guided walk at Brighton Permaculture Trust’s Stanmer Park Orchards
Date: Saturday 13th May
Time: Two walks:
11.00am - 12.30pm
2.00pm - 3.30pm
Location: Fruit Factory, Stanmer Village, Stanmer Park, Brighton, BN1 9PZ
Tickets: Free, Book here
Peter May will lead two walks as part of the festival on Saturday 13th May at 11.00am and 2.00pm.
The walk will guide participants through the Home Farm Orchard and Meadow Orchard.
Event Information
Peter May will lead two walks as part of the festival on Saturday 13th May at 11.00am and 2.00pm.
The walk will guide participants through the Home Farm Orchard and Meadow Orchard and take about 1.5 hours meeting and ending at the Fruit Factory.
Concentrating on the Sussex varieties we will also discuss other apple and fruit varieties and Peter will demonstrate grafting.
Find us here:
https://brightonpermaculture.org.uk/directions/
Contributors
About Peter May
Peter May is a horticulturalist who has propagated over a thousand Sussex apple trees. He is jointly responsible for the management of several community orchards and runs regular courses for Brighton Permaculture Trust and Plumpton Agricultural College on a range of orchard skills. He is also co-author of Apples & Orchards in Sussex. He is particularly interested in growing varieties of apples which have a close connection to the county of Sussex.
Learn more:
https://brightonpermaculture.org.uk/orchards-and-fruit/national-collection-of-sussex-apples/
Organisation
About Brighton Permaculture Trust
Brighton Permaculture Trust is a charity that promotes greener lifestyles and sustainable development through design. We run courses and events and apply permaculture principles to our projects.
We are run by an experienced team of volunteers and permaculturists, supported by a management group and trustees, and resourced through course/event fees, grants and donations.
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