A Brighton Permaculture Trust course. Learn how to improve the health and productivity of old fruit trees by appropriate pruning. Skills learnt will also be applicable for pruning younger fruit trees and other trees/shrubs. Day 1: Stanmer Park (near University of Sussex), Brighton, Sussex. Get directions to our meeting point near the church in Stanmer Park. Day 2: Private […]

Learn how to care for new and established fruit trees and orchards, to ensure health and productivity.  This course complements the course Planning and Planting a Small Orchard. Venue: Stanmer Park, Brighton BN1 9PZ Cost (depending on income): £35-£175 Tutors: Bryn Thomas, Peter May  Visit the website for full details and to book the course.

The course encourages participants to develop practical skills in the propagation of fruit trees. Learn the technique of chip budding, using a grafting knife to graft an apple variety onto a rootstock. This method is used to propagate fruit trees such as apple, pear, plum and cherry, for both commercial and garden production and is […]

Apple Day is a wonderful free annual family event in and around the orchards of Stanmer Park. Apple Day features masses of apple-themed activities including orchard tours, food & drink, storytelling, children’s activities, music, apple identification, fruit tree growing advice, fruit from our orchards to buy, a range of stalls selling local produce and a […]

This course covers the process of initial orchard planning, along with the selection and planting of fruit trees. There will also be discussions and advice on community aspects of the subject matter. 9.30am-5pm Stanmer Park, Brighton BN1 9PZ Cost: £35-£175 (depending on income) Course tutors: Bryn Thomas, Peter May See website for full details. ***NOTE […]