Over £1 million of funding available! 🌟 We’ve launched criteria for our Investing in Spaces and Places Grant! Have you got a project that would benefit from this life changing funding? For more information and the full grant criteria, visit here: tinyurl.com/5ff969kv

#LetsGoZero is the national campaign in the UK uniting teachers, students, parents and their schools as they all work together to be #zerocarbon by 2030. So far, more than 3,000 schools, colleges & nurseries have signed up. positive.news/society/how-to… #GreenSchools #K12ClimateAction

The recent hot spell seems to be well and truly over, but the rain should help swell the apple fruitlets. As long as we get enough to reach the tree roots that is. Do keep an eye on new-planted and/or potted fruit trees' water availability, even in dull and drizzly weather.

We were at the #Frizinghall Party in the Park on Sunday with @treesforcities planting two #GrowWelltoEatWell mini-orchards: one at Shipley Islamic Centre and the other at St Margaret's Church (where we bumped into cllr anna watson).

The The Conservation Volunteers (TCV) is looking for a national partner to continue giving free fruit trees to schools: tcv.org.uk/news/tcv-seeks…

🍎Top fruit farmers, join Soil Association for farm walk/talk learning about #AgroecologyAtScale 📍Boxford Farm nr Colchester 🗓️Wed 24 July eventbrite.co.uk/e/925776040057 🐝See exciting innovations, boosting #biodiversity & reducing inputs 🍒Find out about #topfruit learning network

Are the Howardian Hills National Landscape the cider making capital of the North of England? howardianhillscider.org

The Xero Beautiful Business Fund is back for 2024. A chance to win a better future for your small business. There are 4 x £10,000 prizes so this is a great opportunity to get funding for your business. More info here enter.xerobeautifulbusinessfund.com

how farming can cool the planet youtube.com/watch?v=XVwcTp…

love this video of Birmingham #ForestGarden

What programmes around the world help to "bridge the gap" between people experiencing low incomes and climate/nature-friendly food? sustainweb.org/news/jul24-bri… @uksustainweb Organic Growers Alliance

Home-grown: A roadmap to resilient fruit and vegetable production in England sustainweb.org/reports/jun24-…

Congratulations to the Cliffe Castle Support Group on winning the Bees Needs Award for 2024! For the full story, click the link below: bradfordian.co.uk/news/cliffe-ca…

"Nicola Twilley is like the Ernest Shackleton of the planet’s artificial cryosphere," Aaron Rutkoff "A technological history & a global travelogue...Twilley’s book is full of remarkable reasons to find astonishment in what the refrigerator has wrought" bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

It's peak mulberry season. This beauty was planted 10 years ago at lilacleeds. They are really juicy and bleed all over the hands.

What can we do within our own groups to support those most-impacted by the (re)growth of British fascism and challenge this wider wave of hate? New blog: radhr.org/responding-uk-…

Whose read what nicolatwilley says about fruit in her "Frostbite" book?

Ever wanted to learn more about the life cycle of a fruit tree? We'll be giving a free, informative talk on the subject followed by a Q&A session at Beardsworths Nursery Apple Day. Saturday 12th October 10am - 12pm Beardsworth's Nurseries & Garden Centre BD19 6PL

Apple Days are a great way for communities to share the apple harvest by making juice together! We've got a jam-packed few weeks ahead with plenty of Apple Days, check our website for one near you. fruitworks.org.uk/events