Sustainable Ledbury has been involved in setting up a fruit gleaning project with Herefordshire Food Alliance. The aim is to make use of fruit which is not harvested for various reasons. There are two locations for the project, one Ledbury based and one Hereford based. Details are as follows.
1st October – Ledbury picking day 11am – 3pm. Sites in and around Ledbury to be confirmed.
6th October – Hereford picking day, Lower House Farm, Herefordshire Wildlife Trust reserve nr Cock of Tupsley, HR1 1UT. 11am – 3pm
8th October – Ledbury preserving and community cooking day, preserving the harvest for Ledbury Food Bank at Pot and Page community hub, New Street, Ledbury 11am – 3pm
14th October – Hereford preserving and community cooking day at the Living Room, 10 Commercial Road, HR1 2BB 11am – 3pm
Please contact Ruth Pullan 07951 399176 or ruthpullan@hotmail.co.uk to register as a volunteer. The organisers need to know numbers so they can make arrangements for refreshments on each day and to have enough equipment available.
For more details, including lunch and transport arrangements, and what to do if you have your own fruit, Click here.
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