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The colours of my apple sauces

Posted on January 12, 2021 by Les Jardins d'ici
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My apple sauces made with unpeeled organic garden apples are healthy and nutritious… and it shows!

 

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Posted in Eat | Tagged Apples, France-Cantal, UK-London | Leave a reply

La couleur de mes compotes de pomme

Posted on January 12, 2021 by Les Jardins d'ici
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Mes compotes faites avec des pommes de jardin non traitées et non pelées sont saines et nourrissantes… Et ça se voit !

 

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Posted in Eat | Tagged Apples, France-Cantal, UK-London | 4 Replies

Cultivar identification and fruit sharing

Posted on September 30, 2018 by Les Jardins d'ici
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With so many varieties growing in the domestic gardens of Aurillac and its surroundings, identifying the name of an apple can be difficult. But is it a priority for those who aim at sharing their fruit with other gardeners and fruit users?

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Brogdale archives and French varieties identification

Posted on July 31, 2018 by Les Jardins d'ici
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Carefully recorded information about the origins of the fruit varieties conserved in the British National Fruit Collection should help their French counterpart adjust their own records.  Continue reading →

Posted in Fruit for sustainable development | Tagged Apples, Pears, UK-Other | 2 Replies

How not to prune a tree

Posted on February 28, 2018 by Les Jardins d'ici
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As we are in the most active part of the winter pruning season for apple and pear trees in France, we look at an example of bad pruning and its consequences, in particular the growth of unfruitful ‘watershoots’.

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Teaching taste to 3/5 years old children

Posted on September 30, 2017 by Les Jardins d'ici
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On Thursday and Friday, we ran an educative workshop on apples for local primary schools, as part of their extra-curricular activities. It included a compote tasting session, designed as a formative sensory experience. Continue reading →

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Summer thoughts

Posted on August 31, 2017 by Les Jardins d'ici
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How can a garden be taken care of when its owners are away on a summer holiday? Here are a few words on a question which will require further investigation.

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Sharing graft wood

Posted on January 25, 2017 by Les Jardins d'ici
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_mg_1816The ‘Croqueurs de Pommes du Cantal’1 is a charity that lists and protects local fruit cultivars; its members exchange scions to graft new trees. I put myself to the test: would I be able to participate and provide scions from our trees?

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Gourmet compote workshop at “La Plantelière”

Posted on October 8, 2016 by Les Jardins d'ici
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poster1compotewebWe ran a compote workshop on Sunday to promote the utilisation of small apples and windfalls. Two posters explained how to turn food wasting behaviours into gourmet dessert making and a live demonstration enabled the audience to contribute and taste.  

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Summer pruning

Posted on July 18, 2016 by Les Jardins d'ici
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Summer_Pruning_MG_8598Yesterday we attended the last arboriculture workshop by « Les Croqueurs de Pommes du Cantal » before the summer break. An opportunity to celebrate summer and a fruitful training season with a picnic.

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