Community orchards
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Tour of Duty
Inspired by my recent trip to the Gatherums, I decided to spend last Saturday afternoon plodding around Louth visiting the other community orchards that were laid down in 2021 and 2022. Including the Gatherums, although that unfortunately no longer qualifies as an orchard on account of only being one tree, there are four, spread around… Continue reading
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Back on the Buses
The long wait is over. Now we’ve entered a slightly more relaxed stage of lockdown, I’m allowed on the bus back to Louth. I’m still not sure whether I could have claimed it was an essential journey last week but no worries, what’s done is done. I can’t wait to see my trees. And my… Continue reading
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About Me
I’ve been writing about orchards and Lincolnshire heritage apples for over five years and still don’t know my arse from my elbow. This blog is supposed to be an almost humorous record of my attempts to raise apple trees in a field just outside Louth. Mrs Toogood is just one of the lost varieties I probably won’t find.
The Appeal of Mrs Toogood 