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TURNING WINDFALLS INTO CIDER, JUICE AND CASH

Whether you have several acres of orchard or just a few trees Orchard Link can help you make the best use of your apple harvest. we can help you to:

Turn your apples into apple juice or cider

	We have a complete mobile press which is simple and easy to use. It is available to hire to members and we offer basic training
	We also have a large traditional press which we can hire for community events. During the autumn we hold pressing days when you can bring your apples and take home the juice.
	Cidermaking day workshops are organised for members.

Sell your surplus fruit

	Come and sell your surplus eating and cooking apples at Orchard Link's stalls at Farmers' Markets
	If you have larger quantities of cider apples we can put you in touch with local cidermakers who require your fruit - and help you sell it for a competitive price. Click the apple on the left to register or view details of buyers or sellers of apples. During the autumn we operate a harvestline phone line - just call us on 07792 664710

Harvesting the Fruit

To harvest your fruit you will need to do a little preparation to make the job
easier in the autumn

	In August and early September, consider how you will keep the grass (and particularly nettles!) down around the trees, to enable you to find and pick your fruit. You'll need either to let sheep graze, before any fruit falls, or strim or scythe around each tree under the canopy
	Check that you can easily get sacks of apples in and out of the orchard to your drive. Do you need to cut a path through the long grass, or move things about a bit so you can maybe get a wheelbarrow through?
	If you have a large quantity of fruit make sure that you have contacted Orchard Link in good time so we can help you find a cidermaker to buy your crop
	Organise someone to do the picking
	Sit back and wait for the fruit to ripen!