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Abundance Wimbledon's 2020 Picking Season has started!

Our first pick on 22 June was these 3kg of Gooseberries - to be made into Jam for our 10th Annual Fruit Day!

If you would like to be involved in:
. donating fruit (picked or unpicked)
. picking fruit
. delivering fruit to local charities
. receiving local fruit (charities or local community groups)
. making jam; or
. volunteering on our Fruit day on September 19
Please contact us via email at abundancewimbledon@gmail.com


Abundance Fruit Day is our big event each year for selling jams, chutneys, cakes, freshly-squeezed apple juice
and lots more made from unwanted fruit from local gardens.

Abundance Wimbledon's 10th Annual Fruit Day confirmed date:
Sat 19th Sept, 2020
11am - 2.30pm
St. Mark's Church, St. Mark's Place
Wimbledon, London, SW19 7ND

ENTRY VIA COMPTON ROAD ONLY
(one way system to meet Government social distancing Guidelines)

We will continue to follow all UK Government Guidelines in relation to the Covid-19 pandemic. 
Fruit Day stalls may change to enable adherence to these guidelines.

Lots of home-made jams, chutneys, cordials and cakes to buy, music and fruity fun for children and adults.

Please read our latest newsletter (Spring 2020) here.

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What is Abundance Wimbledon?

There are lots of fruit trees in the Wimbledon area, but much of the fruit falls on the ground and is wasted. Abundance helps people to access this fruit and pick it.

Or main objective is that the fruit gets used. If at the same time, we can help people who might be struggling with the cost of fresh food, share skills, reduce waste and have fun doing all of this, so much the better!

Abundance works because lots of people do little bits to help. Here are the different ways you could help:

• come fruit picking or organise your own fruit picking expedition
• donate fruit, if you have a garden with surplus fruit
• help with jam-making or baking with fruit
• tell us about a local good cause that could use fruit, especially for cooking with
• help to plan events or contribute fruity ideas
• ideas for diverting other fresh produce from the compost heap - we'd like to support you

Over the last year, we have localised fruit picking and distributing - so there are now teams of people working together in Raynes Park, Morden, Wimbledon Park and Wimbledon Town Centre & Wimbledon Village. We are looking to localise even further and set up teams in Merton Park/Dundonald and Colliers Wood.

Let us know if you'd like to help in some way by emailing  or would like to receive email updates of what is happening, please contact abundancewimbledon@gmail.com.

Downloads

• making jam, jellies & chutneys - includes some great recipes

• Fruit Picker's Pledge

Links

The RHS guide to pruning fruit trees - pdf guide

Come fruit-picking with Jean-Jacques Video of fruit-picking in the gardens of Wimbledon and Southfields

More Video Links
Abundance London  - video of the schools project

How to Graft Fruit Trees - using the whip & tongue method

How to Plant Fruit Trees

How to Celebrate Our Orchard Heritage

How to Involve the Community in Orchards

Other Links
Other Abundance projects