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Cider – Organic or Slow Food movement?

Cider – Organic or Slow Food movement?

Posted on 07. Apr, 2010 by Jim C.

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Ask a fruit or cider producer how they deal with attack from pests and diseases on their fruit, and you would like to hear something along the lines of Somerset Cider Brandy’s response: Our policy of growing apples is to use the minimum of sprays possible, often not spraying at all. We use no artificial [...]

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Baked Apples

Baked Apples

Posted on 20. Mar, 2010 by Jim C..

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Braeburn apples are a refreshing combination of sharp and sweet. To get the most out of their full flavour we suggest serving them as a desert. Ingredients 80g dried mixed exotic fruit 55ml brandy 30g light brown sugar 1/2tsp mixed spice 100g butter 6 braeburn apples – cored 200g greek yoghurt – to serve Method [...]

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The future of Scottish orchards

The future of Scottish orchards

Posted on 13. Jan, 2010 by Jim C.

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UK apple orchards have been in decline since the 1980s, with Britain losing nearly two thirds of its commercial and private orchards in the last three decades. With the market dominated by cheap imported fruit, a narrower choice of varieties have been available. Smaller orchards have been replaced by housing and business developments. But in [...]

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Top 10 most popular apples

Top 10 most popular apples

Posted on 18. Nov, 2009 by Jim C.

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A top ten of apples! Orange Pippin have listed the 10 most popular apple varieties pages voted by their community. If you want to know what apples are the most popular or to discover what make each apple unique then this news article is for you. To learn more, click on the individual links for [...]

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Turning surplus apples into cider

Turning surplus apples into cider

Posted on 09. Nov, 2009 by Jim C.

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Do you have an apple tree but can’t use all your apples? Please consider sharing your surplus apples and pears with other members of the Real Cider community. Due to recent demand of people wanting to learn how to make their own cider, we are going to help make this even easier for you. We’ve [...]

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How to Create a Better Apple Crop

How to Create a Better Apple Crop

Posted on 21. Aug, 2009 by Jim C..

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Stephen Hayes gives us a growing fruit trees tutorial, this video will show you how to create a better apple crop.

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