Orchard Groundcare: Biggest walnut harvest ever at West Bradley

Saturday, 27 July 2013

Biggest walnut harvest ever at West Bradley

You may not know it but West Bradley Orchards is the only commercial producer of walnuts for pickling in the country. Most pickled walnuts - a Christmas delicacy - are harvested in mainland Europe.

Yet another feather in the cap of these prize-winning and innovative orchards owned by

Edward Clifton-Brown. Thanks go to the gallant team of young pickers who have worked tirelessly through the heatwave to bring in a bumper crop accelerated by the warm weather.

The fruits are picked green, before the nuts inside have a chance to develop, and then brined and packaged ready for Christmas.

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Would you like to see your orchard glowing with health, the trees laden with fruit and the bees buzzing? Would you like to have your apples made into juice for you and your friends to enjoy? Would you like to plant a new orchard, or would you like to see an income from the fruit your orchard produces?

Orchard Groundcare can help with all of these things.

We are passionate about orchards, and their place in the landscape. We know a lot about growing fruit and we are enthusiastic about helping other people. We are working, with others, to put Somerset back on the map as the centre of apple growing, with its associated wildlife and heritage.

We manage over 700 acres of orchards for their owners, which involves pruning, planting, picking, harvesting, bees, grants and general care.

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