Brendon Orchards Cooperative

Brendon Orchards was set up in 2007 to make the most of the glorious apple harvest in our locality – and bring together young and…

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Upcoming events

Thursday, 14 May @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Green Illminster Share and Repair shop

18 silver street

Ilminster

Green Ilminster share and repair shop. We opened our doors in February 2022, with the aim of…

About our group

Brendon Orchards was set up in 2007 to make the most of the glorious apple harvest in our locality – and bring together young and older people, farmers and foragers, people with whole orchards and those with just one tree to do that.

The motivation to set up Brendon Orchards was to stop the tragic waste of apples, to find ways to bring them to benefit people’s physical, emotional and community health and to encourage an awareness of the value of local produce and cutting down food miles.

Our activities

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A picture of a community allotment. wooden planters are in neat rows with small paths between them. Within the planters are different green leafy plants of varying heights. In some planters are canes growing peas. All plants appear to be seasonal summer vegetables. To the back right of the image are some sheds and the community allotment continues right through the image