The Apples and Orchards of Cumbria - A Comprehensive Review of Cumbrian Apple Varieties and of Cumbrian Orchards Open to the Public (Paperback)

The Cumbrian orchard groups (SLOG and NCOG) are voluntary community groups whose objectives are to conserve, maintain and renovate existing fruit orchards and encourage the planting of new orchards in the county recognising the importance of biodiversity and the preservation of old local varieties of fruit. They do this by organising talks and orchard visits, running workshops to teach orchard skills such as pruning, grafting and budding, and attending shows to offer advice to the general public and raise funds by selling fruit trees and publications about fruit. At harvest time they run community fruit pressing days, hire out fruit presses to members and attend Apple Days to identify apples and offer advice. Further information including membership application forms can be found on the South Lakeland Orchard Group website at: www.slorchards.co.uk. The group was set up in 2007 and already has over 200 members. The North Cumbria Orchard Group has similar aims and objectives. The group started in 2010 and has a similarly wide range of activities.