My apple sauces made with unpeeled organic garden apples are healthy and nutritious… and it shows!
My apple sauces made with unpeeled organic garden apples are healthy and nutritious… and it shows!
Mes compotes faites avec des pommes de jardin non traitées et non pelées sont saines et nourrissantes… Et ça se voit !
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?
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
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’.
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
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.