For the last few years we have run an apple scrumping and juicing project. 

Last year we ran our apple juicing project in partnership with Alphington Community Association and held an Apple Day at Alphington Village Hall. This year we hope to have a mini Apple Day and other appley activities at our food hub.

We use apples that would otherwise have gone to waste from local people’s gardens and allotments in Ide and Exeter, as well as local farms and orchards, including West Town Farm. All the apples are picked by volunteers and we have over 30 adults and children involved in helping out each year.

The apples are turned into delicious juice by Devon Orchard Ltd at Little Bowhay Farm in Shillingford, and the bottles are sold to cover juicing costs and generate income to fund our community activities. We also donate some of the juice to food banks. Some of the apples and the juice we use for our lunch club and cookery demos. In 2020 we produced 740 bottles / 555 litres of juice, so rescued approximately 1 tonne of apples.