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Fruit & Nut Village

Planting Orchards and Growing Forest Gardens

"Our communities grow & are surrounded by abundant, perennial food" 

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Who We Are

Fruit & Nut Village CIO is a charity based in Birmingham, growing orchards and perennial food spaces and working with local communities to develop a range of edible landscapes.

We manage around 40 growing spaces in total, across Balsall Heath, Druids Heath and Stirchley.

Upcoming Events

  • Gardening at Kingdom Forest Garden
    Gardening at Kingdom Forest Garden
    Mon, 09 Sept
    Stirchley
    09 Sept 2024, 09:00 – 12:00
    Stirchley , Hazelwell Rd, Stirchley, Birmingham B30 2PG, UK
    09 Sept 2024, 09:00 – 12:00
    Stirchley , Hazelwell Rd, Stirchley, Birmingham B30 2PG, UK
    9 am to 12 pm @ Kingdom Forest Garden. Our “Start The Week” session. A chance to connect with each other, share news and enjoy the growing space that we are developing together here alongside the River Rea. Much of the work we carry out in August will be weeding, mulching and path maintenance.
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  • Garden Care at Broadmeadow Orchard
    Garden Care at Broadmeadow Orchard
    Tue, 10 Sept
    Stirchley
    10 Sept 2024, 09:30 – 12:00
    Stirchley , Dad's Ln, Birmingham B13, UK
    10 Sept 2024, 09:30 – 12:00
    Stirchley , Dad's Ln, Birmingham B13, UK
    9.30 am to 12 pm @ Broadmeadow Orchard. We’ll care for our trees here by weeding, mulching, keeping posts and cages in good condition and by whatever means we need to. We always need a good team at this orchard - it’s a surprisingly large job to care for it.
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  • Clifton Road Mosque - Grafting Workshop
    Clifton Road Mosque - Grafting Workshop
    Wed, 11 Sept
    Balsall Heath Mosque
    11 Sept 2024, 13:30 – 16:30
    Balsall Heath Mosque, 17 Clifton Rd, Balsall Heath, Birmingham B12 8SX, UK
    11 Sept 2024, 13:30 – 16:30
    Balsall Heath Mosque, 17 Clifton Rd, Balsall Heath, Birmingham B12 8SX, UK
    1.30 pm to 4.30 pm @ Clifton Road Mosque. Grafting Workshop. A chance to make a new tree to grow as part of Fruit & Nut Village activity or to take away with you. The mosque is situated near to the Alcester Road end of Clifton Road.
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  • Garden Maintenance at The People's Plot
    Garden Maintenance at The People's Plot
    Wed, 11 Sept
    Stirchley
    11 Sept 2024, 17:30 – 19:30
    Stirchley , Dad's Ln, Birmingham B13 8PQ, UK
    11 Sept 2024, 17:30 – 19:30
    Stirchley , Dad's Ln, Birmingham B13 8PQ, UK
    5.30 pm to 7.30 pm @ The People’s Plot. Join us tonight to enjoy our final evening session here for this season; we will continue to work here over the winter from time to time.
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  • Old Printworks - Caring For The Nursery Garden Plants
    Old Printworks - Caring For The Nursery Garden Plants
    Thu, 12 Sept
    Balsall Heath
    12 Sept 2024, 10:00 – 13:00
    Balsall Heath , Moseley Rd, Balsall Heath, Birmingham B12 9AH, UK
    12 Sept 2024, 10:00 – 13:00
    Balsall Heath , Moseley Rd, Balsall Heath, Birmingham B12 9AH, UK
    10 am to 1 pm @ The Old Printworks Nursery Garden. We will be keeping the garden here and plants being propagated in good condition.
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  • Gardening at Druids Heath Green Forest Garden
    Gardening at Druids Heath Green Forest Garden
    Thu, 12 Sept
    Druids Heath
    12 Sept 2024, 10:30 – 13:00
    Druids Heath , Pennyacre Rd, Birmingham B14 5UN, UK
    12 Sept 2024, 10:30 – 13:00
    Druids Heath , Pennyacre Rd, Birmingham B14 5UN, UK
    10.30 am to 1 pm @ Druids Heath Green Forest Garden. Join us here to care for our growing collection of trees and bushes as they enter their third growing season. There’s always plenty to do and plenty to enjoy. Open to All, but over 55s especially welcome.
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  • Pebble Mill Playing Fields Forest Garden
    Pebble Mill Playing Fields Forest Garden
    Fri, 13 Sept
    Selly Park
    13 Sept 2024, 13:00 – 15:00
    Selly Park , off Kitchener Road, Selly Park, B29 7QD
    13 Sept 2024, 13:00 – 15:00
    Selly Park , off Kitchener Road, Selly Park, B29 7QD
    1 pm to 3 pm @ Pebble Mill Playing Fields Forest Garden - we will be weeding beds, defining bed edges, shearing paths and generally keeping the site in good condition. The plants are growing much more slowly than earlier in the year but we still need a lot of help to keep those weeds and long grass
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  • Postcode Gardener Session at Anawim - Gardening And Plant Care
    Postcode Gardener Session at Anawim - Gardening And Plant Care
    Sat, 14 Sept
    Balsall Heath
    14 Sept 2024, 13:30 – 16:00
    Balsall Heath, Anawim, 228 Mary St, Balsall Heath, Birmingham B12 9RJ, UK
    14 Sept 2024, 13:30 – 16:00
    Balsall Heath, Anawim, 228 Mary St, Balsall Heath, Birmingham B12 9RJ, UK
    1.30 pm to 4 pm @ Anawim. Join our Postcode Gardener here for a session surveying the plants and other diversity here alongside clearing spaces where we can carry out planting work.
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  • Planting an orchard - Daisy Farm Park
    Planting an orchard - Daisy Farm Park
    Sun, 15 Sept
    Daisy Farm Park (Maypole Lane entrance)
    15 Sept 2024, 10:30 – 13:00
    Daisy Farm Park (Maypole Lane entrance), Maypole Ln, Birmingham B14 4PJ, UK
    15 Sept 2024, 10:30 – 13:00
    Daisy Farm Park (Maypole Lane entrance), Maypole Ln, Birmingham B14 4PJ, UK
    10.30 am to 1 pm @ Daisy Farm Park. We’ll be working here with The Friends of Daisy Farm Park to ensure that our small orchard, planted at the beginning of this year, will grow into a large orchard, full of healthy trees. A good opportunity to meet the local friends group as well as to help out.
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  • Gardening at Kingdom Forest Garden
    Gardening at Kingdom Forest Garden
    Mon, 16 Sept
    Stirchley
    16 Sept 2024, 09:00 – 12:00
    Stirchley , Hazelwell Rd, Stirchley, Birmingham B30 2PG, UK
    16 Sept 2024, 09:00 – 12:00
    Stirchley , Hazelwell Rd, Stirchley, Birmingham B30 2PG, UK
    9 am to 12 pm @ Kingdom Forest Garden. Our “Start The Week” session. A chance to connect with each other, share news and enjoy the growing space that we are developing together here alongside the River Rea. Much of the work we carry out in August will be weeding, mulching and path maintenance.
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  • Gardening At Newlands Run
    Gardening At Newlands Run
    Tue, 17 Sept
    Stirchley
    17 Sept 2024, 09:30 – 12:00
    Stirchley , Newlands Rd, Stirchley, Birmingham B30 2RL, UK
    17 Sept 2024, 09:30 – 12:00
    Stirchley , Newlands Rd, Stirchley, Birmingham B30 2RL, UK
    9.30 am to 12 pm @ Newlands Run. We need to visit here regularly with so many trees to care for now, so we’re back to run a second session this month. Please join us - we have an impressive orchard here in need of your love and care.
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  • Reaside Forest Garden - Tree And Garden Maintenance
    Reaside Forest Garden - Tree And Garden Maintenance
    Wed, 18 Sept
    Balsall Heath
    18 Sept 2024, 10:00 – 12:30
    Balsall Heath , Clevedon Rd, Balsall Heath, Birmingham B12 9HE, UK (opposite Apna Ghar)
    18 Sept 2024, 10:00 – 12:30
    Balsall Heath , Clevedon Rd, Balsall Heath, Birmingham B12 9HE, UK (opposite Apna Ghar)
    10 am to 12.30 pm @ Reaside Forest Garden. We will be continuing clearing new growing spaces, keeping areas weed-free, mulching and more! We are very keen to get some strong armed people along again, but there is always lighter work for those who prefers this.
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  • Calthorpe Park Community Orchard - Summer Pruning Workshop And Maintenance
    Calthorpe Park Community Orchard - Summer Pruning Workshop And Maintenance
    Thu, 19 Sept
    Balsall Heath
    19 Sept 2024, 10:30 – 13:00
    Balsall Heath , Cheddar Road / Edward Road junction, Balsall Heath, B12 9LJ
    19 Sept 2024, 10:30 – 13:00
    Balsall Heath , Cheddar Road / Edward Road junction, Balsall Heath, B12 9LJ
    10.30 am to 1 pm @ Calthorpe Park - Summer Pruning Workshop and orchard maintenance. We have 42 trees within Calthorpe Park now, so there is a lot of work to carry out. We will continue the work that we began last month. Please join us to help prune, weed and move woodchip to mulch trees.
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  • Britford Orchard
    Britford Orchard
    Fri, 20 Sept
    Harrison House, Britford Close
    20 Sept 2024, 10:30 – 13:00
    Harrison House, Britford Close , Birmingham B14 5LQ, UK
    20 Sept 2024, 10:30 – 13:00
    Harrison House, Britford Close , Birmingham B14 5LQ, UK
    10.30 am to 1 pm @ Britford Orchard. We’ll be caring for our collection of fruit trees here with special attention to the stone fruits.
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  • Pebble Mill Playing Fields Forest Garden
    Pebble Mill Playing Fields Forest Garden
    Sat, 21 Sept
    Selly Park
    21 Sept 2024, 10:00 – 13:00
    Selly Park , off Kitchener Road, Selly Park, B29 7QD
    21 Sept 2024, 10:00 – 13:00
    Selly Park , off Kitchener Road, Selly Park, B29 7QD
    10 am to 1 pm @ Pebble Mill Playing Fields Forest Garden - we will be weeding beds, defining bed edges, shearing paths and generally keeping the site in good condition. The plants are growing much more slowly than earlier in the year but we still need a lot of help to keep things under control.
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  • Willows Green - Planting A Green Space
    Willows Green - Planting A Green Space
    Sun, 22 Sept
    Balsall Heath
    22 Sept 2024, 14:00 – 16:30
    Balsall Heath , 1 Willows Cres, Birmingham B12 9NS, United Kingdom
    22 Sept 2024, 14:00 – 16:30
    Balsall Heath , 1 Willows Cres, Birmingham B12 9NS, United Kingdom
    2 pm to 4.30 pm @ Willows Green. We’ll be lifting more slabs within the perimeter of the mosque and planting it up. “Greening Balsall Heath”.
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  • The Secret Garden - Autumn Equinox Celebration
    The Secret Garden - Autumn Equinox Celebration
    Sun, 22 Sept
    Balsall Heath
    22 Sept 2024, 14:00 – 18:00
    Balsall Heath, Alcester Rd, Balsall Heath, Birmingham B13 8AR, UK
    22 Sept 2024, 14:00 – 18:00
    Balsall Heath, Alcester Rd, Balsall Heath, Birmingham B13 8AR, UK
    2 pm to 6 pm @ The Secret Garden. Autumn Equinox Celebration event. We will celebrate the successes of the summer and enjoy the work that had been completed to date. Message us for more details.
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  • Gardening at Kingdom Forest Garden
    Gardening at Kingdom Forest Garden
    Mon, 23 Sept
    Stirchley
    23 Sept 2024, 09:00 – 12:00
    Stirchley , Hazelwell Rd, Stirchley, Birmingham B30 2PG, UK
    23 Sept 2024, 09:00 – 12:00
    Stirchley , Hazelwell Rd, Stirchley, Birmingham B30 2PG, UK
    9 am to 12 pm A chance to connect with each other, share news and enjoy the growing space that we are developing together. There is much to do still in September as the plants tend not to notice the change in month; we’ll weed, mulch and keep paths open as prepping for the winter begins
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