Community Orchards

The pioneers behind Apple Day - Sue Clifford & Angela King of Common Ground - have recently published a handbook on community-owned fruit orchards. Here they give the Ecologist their top tips and advice on getting started

Concerned about the state of your food? Here are some ways to tackle the problem at root - from community gardens to animal welfare

How one group is restoring the lost lustre of England's fruit orchards, and why a landfill site turned out to be a blessing in disguise

Fruit consumption levels in London are woeful, and as a nation we import huge amounts from abroad. Why not grow more, closer to home, amongst the communities that will most benefit?