Today I have been to the
Countryside Centre in Worcester for an 'everything you need to know about fruit trees' day....fascinating. The course was taught by Wade Muggleton, Senior Community Greenspace Officer, in the classroom for the morning then out in the orchards next to the countryside centre - who knew they were there?! One of the orchards is very old and was neglected for 50 years or more, the other recently planted with local Worcestershire varieties. The course was very informative and enjoyable, ranging from choosing the right plant, planting and pruning to turning some of the harvest into juice.
We ended the day juicing lots of apples, mostly windfalls, some we had picked up in the orchard and some brought along by others on the course - delicious - I'm hooked!
Now just to decide what varieties of fruit, which rootstock and where to plant them - and of course to actually get the contract signed and take possession of the house! (Of which still no news - apparently the solicitor is awaiting documents from French tax office.......)
Lucky you! Vue de Duras looks lovely and I'm going to look forward to finding out how things are going by popping back to your blog. Hope the French tax office get a move on for you! And thanks for listing my blog as one that interests you!
ReplyDeleteThanks Alix. Hoping to have something positive to blog about soon.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a lot of fun and I hope things move along soon!
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Different fruit juices sound amazing Fi! Impressed with all your interests to take to France. Although, I fear I may have to start being more adventurous in my tastes when I am out there. No more vimto for me :0)
ReplyDeleteYou'd better start practicing adventurous tastes! You won't be able to resist really fresh, homegrown food. X
ReplyDeleteHello - and what an adventure. Thanks for adding me to your blog list; I hope you enjoy what you see, and yours will now be added to my list.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Wild Somerset Child, I am enjoying your blogs - very inspiring!
ReplyDeleteWow - look at the colour of that apple juice - it certainly doesn't look like what you get in boxes from the supermarket. I bet it tastes amazing. Thanks for listing me in your interesting blogs - I look forward to popping back to see how you are getting on. I love that area of France.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous x
The juice was very tasty! I'm hoping that my blogs will get more interesting and more frequent very soon. In the meantime, we carry on waiting....
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ReplyDeleteGood luck with your big move - what an exciting time for you both!
I love the fresh food on your blog, look how dark that juice is, just shows how over processed all the stuff we buy is. Nothing beats homemade. Speaking of which, before you go, you have to give us a recipe for your namesake (worcestershire) sauce!
Hi Kirsty, thanks for your comment. Do you know it never occurred to me that you can MAKE Worcestershire sauce! It comes in a bottle and gives a not unpleasant smell to the area of Worcester where it is made! However, a quick look on the internet revealed a recipe (http://homecooking.about.com/od/condimentrecipes/r/blcon85.htm). Not sure that I would go to that much trouble! I have definitely seen the sauce on sale in France. Worth finding for the extra zing it gives ordinary food.
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