Traditionally, people think of apples as either sweet, crisp, and juicy for eating or fluffy and somewhat bitter for baking. But is this thinking stopping us from making the most of HCF apples?
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Focus on fruit
Over the last 10 years, the soft fruit crops have grown from a simple bed of rhubarb to a pretty sophisticated set-up with irrigation, cages, and a wide range of varieties producing around a staggering 1300lbs of fruit each year. Find out more about the work of the Soft Fruit team.
The A Team story
Can you imagine Highbridge Community Farm without sheds, water, polytunnels, fruit cages, tools, compost bins, cups of tea, somewhere to sit ...? These are just a few of the things that our Infrastructure ("A") Team take care of.
Blast from the past
Check out this clipping from May 2013 as a lovely reminder of just how long our community farm has been thriving.
Look sharp!
There's more than you think to getting strong edges around each plot. Alister ran some workshops to show how it's done.
Looking back at 2023
See how the crops that we grew in 2023 flourished (or didn't!) and how the growing team felt about the work and results.
Our Heat Pump Journey 3 – final
So, was it worth it? Martin concludes the story of his family's decisions and experience of switching to an air source heat pump.
Producing more than fruit and veg
HCF is about getting to know each other as well growing. We recently held an Art, Craft, and Produce Fayre for HCF members to share their work with each other.
Our heat pump journey 2
Martin's journey continues into installation of the air source heat pump.
Our heat pump journey
Martin shares his family's decisions and experience of switching to an air source heat pump.