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SUMMARY:Heritage Apple Days
DESCRIPTION:Heritage Apple Days – 24th & 25th September \, 15th & 16th October \nEach day visitors will be able to delight in the wonderful  orchards bursting with fruit\,  join our expert guides on a tour of the National Collection\, visit the fruit displays\, try some traditional juice pressing\, sample homemade ciders and much more. \nIncluded in the ticket price\, visitors will also be able to harvest their own heritage apples and pears to take home*. There are over a hundred different heritage varieties available to pick\, something to suit everyone. \nThese Heritage Orchard Days are a great opportunity to spend time outside with the family  while enjoying some fresh Kent fruit. Visitors will also be helping raise essential funds to save these unique orchards. \nIn addition to the National Fruit Collection\, Brogdale Farm is home to hectares of orchards packed with heritage apple\, pear\, plum\, quince and cherry trees. These provide the fruit for the public on event days which gives people the opportunity to learn about and eat a wonderful range of heritage fruit. Due to changes in circumstances\, management of these orchards is under threat and Brogdale Collections Charity is raising funds to protect this important local diverse horticultural resource. \nBrogdale has unlimited free parking\, accessible toilets\, a plant centre and café. \n  \n*each ticket price includes 1 x 2kg bag for fruit picking
URL:https://ptes.org/event/heritage-apple-days/2022-09-24/
LOCATION:Brogdale Farm\, Brogdale Lane\, Faversham\, Kent\, ME13 8XZ
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DESCRIPTION:Summer Pruning – half day  14th & 21st July \nThis half day summer pruning course will introduce you to pruning apple and plum trees and cover basic techniques and methods to start you pruning at home. The course mainly focuses on trained trees including espaliers\, cordons and fans. The course is largely practical and outside allowing “hands on” practice and question time. The half day covers the basics needed for an introduction to pruning your fruit trees. The half days run in a morning and afternoon session so you can chose a suitable time for you. \n  \nAbout the Instructor \nJohn Easton joined East Malling Research Station in 1964\, following seven years in commercial fruit growing and was within the group assisting scientists in growing and maintaining trials\, whilst keeping up-to-date with new developments. After two years at Hadlow College he returned to East Malling as Experiments Officer\, subsequently transferring to the nursery as Technical Co-ordinator. John became the Nursery manager in 1978 and then added the post of Glasshouse manager in 1978. He retired in 2000 but continues to train staff in horticultural skills and advises on pruning and related issues.
URL:https://ptes.org/event/56070/2022-07-14/
LOCATION:Brogdale Farm\, Brogdale Lane\, Faversham\, Kent\, ME13 8XZ
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SUMMARY:Orchard Design Course
DESCRIPTION:Orchard Design Course \nThis one-day orchard design course is for anyone thinking of establishing an orchard or becoming involved in a community orchard project. You will learn about site assessment and rootstocks\, planting patterns and spacing\, the number and choice of fruit tree varieties\, orchard layout and projected yield. The day includes a tour of part of the National Fruit Collections. There are two field exercises\, which give first-hand experience of site survey and orchard layout. The day concludes with a discussion of case studies brought by the students\, and you are encouraged to bring photos of your own site and/or trees. \n  \nAbout the Instructor \nHaving worked at Brogdale in the 1990’s evaluating field trials; Phillip Wilson is still associated with the National Fruit Collection to this day. With certificates in forestry\, forest science and tree physiology he is highly qualified to teach the excellent courses in Orchard Design and Pruning here in Kent. \nCurrently Philip lives in Lyminge\, Kent with his wife and three children. He works on independent advisory work in arboriculture as well as contract plant propagation and consultancy in orchard management.
URL:https://ptes.org/event/orchard-design-course/2022-06-24/
LOCATION:Brogdale Farm\, Brogdale Lane\, Faversham\, Kent\, ME13 8XZ
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SUMMARY:National Apple Festival at Brogdale
DESCRIPTION:Come to the National Apple Festival and celebrate the 2200 apple varieties in the National Fruit Collection at Brogdale. Enjoy a breathtaking and educational apple display with hundreds of apple varieties. Learn all about apples\, with varieties dating from 450AD\, Tudor and Victorian apples\, as well as apples from all over the world. You’ll see different types of apple from cider apples to cooking and dessert apples. See apples of every shape\, size\, colour and flavour. \nTry something new and tasty with ‘try before you buy’ rare and heritage apple varieties\, fill a bag with your favourites to take home!
URL:https://ptes.org/event/national-apple-festival-at-brogdale/2019-10-19/
LOCATION:Brogdale Farm\, Brogdale Lane\, Faversham\, Kent\, ME13 8XZ
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