The Orchard Development Group (ODG) is a not-for-profit association working to encourage local communities, landowners and other organisations throughout the Scottish Borders to restore, promote and celebrate local orchards, ecologies and culture.
The group has considerable knowledge and experience to share, and is aiming to develop a critical mass of people interested in re-invigorating the long heritage of orchards in the Borders.
Whether you have orchard experience, are looking to gain some, or just want to be involved in a great community experience, we'd like to hear from you.
Our 'model' project is Crailing Community Orchard, at Crailing near Jedburgh. We usually hold work days there on the first Sunday of every month, 11.00-16.00; why not come, and find out more then? Bring food for a picnic; we sometimes have a barbecue.
The Orchard lies just south of the A698 Kelso-Jedburgh road, between Crailing village and the B6400 junction to Nisbet, at OS grid reference NT686244 (GPS WGS84 coordinates: 55° 30' 46" N, 2° 29' 55" W). Turn into the minor road opposite the turning to Crailing Kirk, and park in the layby; the entrance is just a bit further down the road.
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"The social working of orchards ... the need for many hands at harvest time ... and the seasonal celebrations which punctuate the orchard calendar have fostered the evolution of songs, recipes and traditions ... " (from the Common Ground Book of Orchards).
