Membership: join the orchard

Members is open to anyone who shares our values. Members have a share of the apple, pear and plum harvest, help with various jobs through the year according to each persons availability such as mulching, weeding, pruning and generally managing the meadow. All skill levels are welcome and we have jobs that are not too strenuous.  Members receive free pruning training and a discount on the delicious apple juice made from our heritage apples. We welcome new people joining,

Ringmer Community Orchard, East Sussex, is a heritage fruit orchard run by members and was planted in 2005 with a range of unusual, heritage varieties of apple, pear and plum trees, including rare Sussex varieties. Katharine Finnigan is the voluntary project co-ordinator for the Orchard and Peter May is the orchard expert providing technical advice. Here is a list of the trees we have. Contact us to find out more.

Activities at the Orchard

Encouraging a good crop

Apple Pressing at Ringmer Community Orchard