New orchard’s core of a fruitful future for Brighton and Hove (From The Argus)
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New orchard’s core of a fruitful future for Brighton and Hove
8:40pm Monday 28th January 2013 in News
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The first apple treets planted at the Brighton Race HIll orchard
An orchard which will provide fruit to locals for years to come has set down its first roots.
Brighton and Hove Food Partnership along with Brighton Permaculture Trust has planted the trees on a three acre site on Brighton’s Race Hill.
Volunteers planted the first 30 saplings on Saturday and it is hoped in future years it will produce up to 20 tonnes of fruit.
Organisers said the land, which can be accessed from Wilson Avenue and was historically used for allotments, had become full of rubbish.
Bryn Thomas, of Brighton Permaculture Trust, said: “In many years to come the orchard may produce 20 tonnes of fruit or more, making cheap healthy local food available to those who get involved.”
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Comments(6)
gaz scott
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8:19am Tue 29 Jan 13
All 9 of me wrote:...and that piece of xenophobic scare-mongering is connected to this story exactly how?
just don't let the Bulgarians near it when they flood Brighton
HJarrs
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9:03am Tue 29 Jan 13
JumboJimbo
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11:36am Tue 29 Jan 13
Also rather ironic that last year the Council were threatening allotment plot holders who had apple trees on their plots... and now they plant an entire allotment site with apple trees!
Does the Council have a coherent plan ? or is it the blind leading the blind?
All 9 of me
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6:20pm Tue 29 Jan 13
gaz scott wrote:you clearly have an issue understanding sarcasm ... didn't they previously call you ' gaz scott, bright he's not' , on this very website ??
All 9 of me wrote:...and that piece of xenophobic scare-mongering is connected to this story exactly how?
just don't let the Bulgarians near it when they flood Brighton
gaz scott
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12:35pm Wed 30 Jan 13
Disappointed that you seem to be yet another idiot who thinks they can write what they like then call it sarcasm followed by a few insults if they're criticised. There's a lot of it about on this site you know.
Being called not very bright by the biggest moron on these pages is not exactly wounding. Or in fact being called it by most on these pages. I can call anyone anything but it doesn't make it true.
All 9 of me says...
8:06am Tue 29 Jan 13