Plant an orchard, grow a gift for the generations to come.

Join us to plant three new orchards in the Tufnell Park area. These training and upskilling workshops are free and open to all with no prior experience needed.

Join us for the first of three planting days to create three new community orchards!

Join the full programme, with workshops taking place on the first Tuesday of every month from September 2025 to February 2026, with additional workshops in January for tree planting days.

Workshop series:

2nd September: Orchard introduction

7th October: Fruit: a hands-on workshop (Hilldrop Community Centre)

4th November: Designing our orchards

2nd December: Winter pruning techniques

Orchard Planting Days:

6th January - Whittington Park Community Centre, N19 4RS

13th January - Octopus Community Plant Nursery (behind the Hollins and McCall Houses on Tufnell Park Road, N7 OEF

20th January - St George's Open Space (meet at St George's & All Saints Church, Crayford Rd), N7 OND

3rd February: Orchard care planning

See all dates and book your place here.

All sessions include a free lunch!