Tomorrow is National Apple Day – a tradition now in its twenty-sixth year.
According to The National Trust, 60% of England’s traditional orchards have disappeared since the 1950s.
This is because of the growing population and need to use green areas for housing developments.
Lewis McNeil, manager of the ‘The Orchard Project’, has explained how they are tackling the decline of orchards and how they’re celebrating National Apple Day: “The key thing in the London area is of course pressures on land. We’re aiming to get people interested in orchards again, including the fascinating history.”
Many retailers import their apples from New Zealand, South America and South Africa despite the fact that the UK is well positioned to grow our own apples.
However, as the current market is based on cheap oil, it is often more economical to import the fruit from abroad – this has contributed to the decline in orchards across the country.
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Tomorrow is National Apple Day – a tradition now in its twenty-sixth year.
According to The National Trust, 60% of England’s traditional orchards have disappeared since the 1950s.
This is because of the growing population and need to use green areas for housing developments.
Lewis McNeil, manager of the ‘The Orchard Project’, has explained how they are tackling the decline of orchards and how they’re celebrating National Apple Day: “The key thing in the London area is of course pressures on land. We’re aiming to get people interested in orchards again, including the fascinating history.”
Many retailers import their apples from New Zealand, South America and South Africa despite the fact that the UK is well positioned to grow our own apples.
However, as the current market is based on cheap oil, it is often more economical to import the fruit from abroad – this has contributed to the decline in orchards across the country.
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