Abundance Wimbledon Newsletter
14 September 2020
Welcome to Abundance Wimbledon - 14 September 2020
Fruit Day is this Saturday! Read on for the latest details...
Fruit Day - This Saturday!
19 September 2020, 11am - 2.30pm
St Marks Church Hall, St Mark's Place (enter via Compton Road),
Wimbledon SW19 7ND
Abundance Wimbledon Fruit Day is our big event each year for selling jams, chutneys, cakes, freshly-squeezed apple juice local honey and lots more made from unwanted fruit from local gardens. We have the following measures in place (as a minimum) to ensure a safe event for all:
The good news is that we have a plethora of fantastic home made jams, chutneys, cordials, honey, fresh apple juice and cakes available for sale. There will also be something for the children. Hope to see you there!
Jams, Chutney and Cordials Update
Most of the jam making is now complete as the fruit is all picked now.
There were very few plums so we relied on foraging for blackberries and hedgerow fruits to add a sparkle to this year's preserves. We expect to have over 400 jars on offer.
A new addition this year is cordials. We have not had them before but following on from our successful cordials master class last year we decided to add them to the selection of things on offer at Fruit Day.
Sincere thanks (in particular) to Dianne, Robin, Bryony, Jil and Susanna who have been really prolific makers of the jars we have received to date.
Sue is the master of this stall and will be ably supported by her special team of jam and chutney makers!
The prices will be:
There's something for everyone!
Fresh Apple Juice Update
Juliet at her team of volunteers will again be chopping and juicing fresh apple juice (using our manual apple juice press) on Fruit Day.
The prices of the apple juice (to be consumed within 24 hours) will be:
Glass: 50p
500ml: £1.00
750ml: £1.50
Make sure you say hi to Juliet when you pick up your juice! It really is fabulous.
Cake and Pie Bake Stall
Rosie is coordinating our volunteers who will (and have been) busy preparing cakes, bakes, biscuits and pies for our Cake and Pie Bake Stall. We have other volunteers to help with the selling on Fruit Day too.
This year we are in particular need for any gluten free and vegan products so if you are a star at baking those, Rosie would love some donations ready to sell. Please contact Juliet at [email protected] and she will pass on your details.
You can be assured that there will be a plethora of delicious home made delights to buy! Prices will vary according to size but we are keen to keep costs at a reasonable level so everyone can purchase something!
Local Honey is ready to go!
Alison is busy preparing her final jars of Martin Way Allotments Honey. All will be available on Fruit Day with the prices being:
454 gr (one pound weight) jar: £10.00
12 oz jar: £7.50
8 oz jar: £5.00.
Alison's stall will be cash only. Get there early so you don't miss out!
Music Update...
Sadly, the Ukulele Orchestra have had to pull out at the last minute this year. We are disappointed, but excited that they have promised to come back again next year - great news!
In the meantime, we are still looking for a willing musician to brighten our day.
What's been picked, from where and by whom?
The stats for this newsletter are for just one week - so a little lower than normal...
Apples: 67 kgs
Our total for this season is now 1,447 kgs of saved fruit!
Sincere thanks to all our donors:
Chris, Emma and Claudia
Thanks also to our amazing pickers:
Barbara, Chris, Juliet, Karoline and Hugo
This past week, the following organisations received donations from us:It is a small list as we prepare for Fruit Day - lots of apples are being saved for the fresh apple juice!
Growing plants for Fruit Day
Last year, the plant stall at Fruit Day sold a range of plants, mostly food related. We’d really welcome donations of plants, especially fruit, herbs and other edible plants. So keep us in mind if you have too many of something, are planting up runners or sowing winter crops ... and please put in a few extra to donate to our stall!
For more details, please email us at [email protected] or just bring them on the day!
Can you volunteer to support Fruit Day on 19 September?
We are looking for:
Our next newsletter
Due in two weeks! Feel free to send any news to our editor - Sally at [email protected].
** To get in touch about any of the above, please just reply to this email **
Best wishes and sincere thanks from us all
Juliet and the team at Abundance Wimbledon
Copyright © 2020 Abundance Wimbledon, All rights reserved.
You are receiving this email because you opted in via our website.
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Welcome to Abundance Wimbledon - 14 September 2020
The cool weather has been a welcome break for our pickers, and of course our jam, chutney and cordial makers are now coming into their own! We will have our usual fantastic array of locally made produce available for Fruit Day on 19 September (including our freshly squeezed apple juice) so we are looking forward to greeting our visitors.
..and we are delighted to announce that the ever popular Ukulele Orchestra will return this year! They will be playing 3 sets during the day. Plenty of toe-tapping music to enjoy as a backdrop to our day!
Read on for some great information on what has been happening this season (and of course all the opportunities still available!).
Fruit Day - Saturday 19 September 2020, 11am - 2.30pm St Marks Church Hall, St Mark's Place (enter via Compton Road), Wimbledon SW19 7ND
We have determined (and very excited to confirm!) that it will be safe to continue our 10th Annual Fruit Day (Covid Compliant) activities under the following guidelines (as safety measures for all):
We are all about safety - both for our volunteers and visitors and welcome our community to our special event!
Thankyou Joyce
In January of this year, one of our co-founders Joyce Pountain moved to Glasgow, leaving behind many friends at Abundance Wimbledon. We did have a small celebration for Joyce, but until now, we have not properly and publicly thanked Joyce for her foresight, wisdom and commitment to Abundance Wimbledon since 2011. So Joyce, thankyou, thankyou, thankyou from all of us!
(Joyce is pictured on the left in the photo above)
Its our birthday!
In 2011, Joyce Pountain visited Abundance Chiswick and, supported by good friends Juliet, Joyce (from Transition Town Wimbledon), Daphne (from St Mark’s Church), DeNica (from Wimbledon Park Residents’ Association) and Jo (from the John Innes Society Gardening Group) got together to start an Abundance project in Wimbledon in 2011. Since that day, and with more volunteers joining us each year, Abundance Wimbledon has grown in size and have been committed to rescuing local fruit and vegetables and distributing it (and the profits from our Fruit Day) to local Charities.
In 2020 Abundance Wimbledon celebrates 10 years of rescuing local fruit and vegetables. Happy birthday to us!
What's been picked, from where and by whom?
This is a photo of some apples and crab apples - we had our first pick of crab apples for the season in the last fortnight! So, our totals for the last fortnight are:
Apples: 412 kgs
Pears: 142 kgs
Crab Apples: 11kgs
Plums: 11kgs
Making an amazing total of 535 kgs of saved fruit this fortnight!
Our total for this season is now 1,380 kgs of saved fruit!
Sincere thanks to all our donors:
Jen, Mavis, Jo, Ray, Val, Tom, Leila, Greg, Bob, Ron, June, Chris, Bronwen, Carmel, Ann, Martin Way Allotments, Alison, Robyn, Linda, Anne, Faye, Pippa, Marie, Jan, Mary and Nisha
Thanks also to our amazing pickers:
Jane, Ian, Liz, Mary-Jane, Bryony, Alyson, Melanie, Joan, Tom, Adam, Gilli, Brian, Chris, Cherry, Juliet, Motoko, James, Edward, Alison, Ruth, Mary, Nisha and Rosie.
This fortnight, the following organisations received donations from us:
The rest of the fruit is sent to our teams of jam, chutney, jelly and cordial makers who are hard at work producing great products for our Fruit Day.
If you know a local charity who would be interested in receiving some of the picked fruit - please let us know. We generally have a large abundance of what we call "cooking" apples - not necessarily great to eat but perfect for apple pies and cakes. With many charities cooking meals for the most vulnerable in these Covid-19 times, we are keen to ensure that these apples (and any other fresh produce) does not go to waste. Please email us at [email protected] with their details.
Growing plants for Fruit Day
Last year, the plant stall at Fruit Day sold a range of plants, mostly food related. We’d really welcome donations of plants, especially fruit, herbs and other edible plants. So keep us in mind if you have too many of something, are planting up runners or sowing winter crops ... and please put in a few extra to donate to our stall!
Sue's Dorset Apple Tray bake
450g cooking apples (such as Bramley)
Juice of 1/2 lemon
225g butter, softened
280g golden caster sugar
4 eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract
350g self raising flour
2 tsp baking powder
demerara sugar, to sprinkle
Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4.
Enjoy!
Can you volunteer to support Fruit Day on 19 September?
We are looking for:
Find our Fruit Day listed with the following:
Sincere thanks to the following who have listed information about us and/or about our 10th Annual Fruit Day on their site:
Our next newsletter
Due in two weeks! Feel free to send any news to our editor - Sally at [email protected].
** To get in touch about any of the above, please just reply to this email **
Best wishes and sincere thanks from us all
Juliet and the team at Abundance Wimbledon
Copyright © 2020 Abundance Wimbledon, All rights reserved.
Fruit Day is this Saturday! Read on for the latest details...
- Fruit Day - This Saturday! 19 September 2020, 11am - 2.30pm
- Jams, Chutney and Cordials Update
- Fresh Apple Juice Update
- Cake and Pie Bake Stall
- Local Honey is ready to go!
- Music Update...
- What's been picked, from where and by whom?
- This past week, the following organisations received donations from us in the last week:
- Growing plants for Fruit Day
- Can you volunteer to support Fruit Day on 19 September?
- Our next newsletter
Fruit Day - This Saturday!
19 September 2020, 11am - 2.30pm
St Marks Church Hall, St Mark's Place (enter via Compton Road),
Wimbledon SW19 7ND
Abundance Wimbledon Fruit Day is our big event each year for selling jams, chutneys, cakes, freshly-squeezed apple juice local honey and lots more made from unwanted fruit from local gardens. We have the following measures in place (as a minimum) to ensure a safe event for all:
- enter via Compton Road only
- Names and phone numbers will be taken for track and trace (QR Code or manual - please bring your own pen to help reduce wait times if you would prefer to do this manually).
- Entry into hall numbers capped
- Masks to be worn inside hall (please BYO)
- Sanitiser available on entry
- Please keep your (social) distance
- Cash and credit card payments will be taken (cash only for honey)
- Tasting will not be available (sorry!)
- Group sizes limited to <6 (we will have to split groups of >6 into 2 groups at entry)
The good news is that we have a plethora of fantastic home made jams, chutneys, cordials, honey, fresh apple juice and cakes available for sale. There will also be something for the children. Hope to see you there!
Jams, Chutney and Cordials Update
Most of the jam making is now complete as the fruit is all picked now.
There were very few plums so we relied on foraging for blackberries and hedgerow fruits to add a sparkle to this year's preserves. We expect to have over 400 jars on offer.
A new addition this year is cordials. We have not had them before but following on from our successful cordials master class last year we decided to add them to the selection of things on offer at Fruit Day.
Sincere thanks (in particular) to Dianne, Robin, Bryony, Jil and Susanna who have been really prolific makers of the jars we have received to date.
Sue is the master of this stall and will be ably supported by her special team of jam and chutney makers!
The prices will be:
- Standard jars jam, jelly and chutney £2.50
- 500cl bottles cordial £2.50
- 1L bottles of Cordial £3.50
- There is a £1.50 mixed section for small items and a £3.50 section for large items.
There's something for everyone!
Fresh Apple Juice Update
Juliet at her team of volunteers will again be chopping and juicing fresh apple juice (using our manual apple juice press) on Fruit Day.
The prices of the apple juice (to be consumed within 24 hours) will be:
Glass: 50p
500ml: £1.00
750ml: £1.50
Make sure you say hi to Juliet when you pick up your juice! It really is fabulous.
Cake and Pie Bake Stall
Rosie is coordinating our volunteers who will (and have been) busy preparing cakes, bakes, biscuits and pies for our Cake and Pie Bake Stall. We have other volunteers to help with the selling on Fruit Day too.
This year we are in particular need for any gluten free and vegan products so if you are a star at baking those, Rosie would love some donations ready to sell. Please contact Juliet at [email protected] and she will pass on your details.
You can be assured that there will be a plethora of delicious home made delights to buy! Prices will vary according to size but we are keen to keep costs at a reasonable level so everyone can purchase something!
Local Honey is ready to go!
Alison is busy preparing her final jars of Martin Way Allotments Honey. All will be available on Fruit Day with the prices being:
454 gr (one pound weight) jar: £10.00
12 oz jar: £7.50
8 oz jar: £5.00.
Alison's stall will be cash only. Get there early so you don't miss out!
Music Update...
Sadly, the Ukulele Orchestra have had to pull out at the last minute this year. We are disappointed, but excited that they have promised to come back again next year - great news!
In the meantime, we are still looking for a willing musician to brighten our day.
What's been picked, from where and by whom?
The stats for this newsletter are for just one week - so a little lower than normal...
Apples: 67 kgs
Our total for this season is now 1,447 kgs of saved fruit!
Sincere thanks to all our donors:
Chris, Emma and Claudia
Thanks also to our amazing pickers:
Barbara, Chris, Juliet, Karoline and Hugo
This past week, the following organisations received donations from us:It is a small list as we prepare for Fruit Day - lots of apples are being saved for the fresh apple juice!
Growing plants for Fruit Day
Last year, the plant stall at Fruit Day sold a range of plants, mostly food related. We’d really welcome donations of plants, especially fruit, herbs and other edible plants. So keep us in mind if you have too many of something, are planting up runners or sowing winter crops ... and please put in a few extra to donate to our stall!
For more details, please email us at [email protected] or just bring them on the day!
Can you volunteer to support Fruit Day on 19 September?
We are looking for:
- Stall volunteers
- Set up volunteers
- Pack up volunteers
- Cake makers
- Plants for our plant stall
Our next newsletter
Due in two weeks! Feel free to send any news to our editor - Sally at [email protected].
** To get in touch about any of the above, please just reply to this email **
Best wishes and sincere thanks from us all
Juliet and the team at Abundance Wimbledon
Copyright © 2020 Abundance Wimbledon, All rights reserved.
You are receiving this email because you opted in via our website.
You are receiving this newsletter as you have made contact with us at Abundance Wimbledon (either as a jam, chutney, liqueur or cordial maker, a fruit or vegetable picker or supplier or via various other contact options).
Want to change how you receive these emails?
You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.
Welcome to Abundance Wimbledon - 14 September 2020
The cool weather has been a welcome break for our pickers, and of course our jam, chutney and cordial makers are now coming into their own! We will have our usual fantastic array of locally made produce available for Fruit Day on 19 September (including our freshly squeezed apple juice) so we are looking forward to greeting our visitors.
..and we are delighted to announce that the ever popular Ukulele Orchestra will return this year! They will be playing 3 sets during the day. Plenty of toe-tapping music to enjoy as a backdrop to our day!
Read on for some great information on what has been happening this season (and of course all the opportunities still available!).
- Fruit Day - Saturday 19 September 2020, 11am - 2.30pm
- Thankyou Joyce
- Its our birthday!
- What's been picked, from where and by whom?
- This fortnight, the following organisations received donations from us:
- Growing plants for Fruit Day
- Sue's Dorset Apple Tray bake
- Can you volunteer to support Fruit Day on 19 September?
- Find our Fruit Day listed with the following:
- Our next newsletter
Fruit Day - Saturday 19 September 2020, 11am - 2.30pm St Marks Church Hall, St Mark's Place (enter via Compton Road), Wimbledon SW19 7ND
We have determined (and very excited to confirm!) that it will be safe to continue our 10th Annual Fruit Day (Covid Compliant) activities under the following guidelines (as safety measures for all):
- Entry via Compton Road only
- Social distancing rules will apply
- Masks necessary (for inside). Most stalls will be outside.
- One-way route through our stalls
- Card payments are available (although we are limited to 2 machines - thank you Love Wimbledon)
- Many stalls will be taking cash payments
We are all about safety - both for our volunteers and visitors and welcome our community to our special event!
Thankyou Joyce
In January of this year, one of our co-founders Joyce Pountain moved to Glasgow, leaving behind many friends at Abundance Wimbledon. We did have a small celebration for Joyce, but until now, we have not properly and publicly thanked Joyce for her foresight, wisdom and commitment to Abundance Wimbledon since 2011. So Joyce, thankyou, thankyou, thankyou from all of us!
(Joyce is pictured on the left in the photo above)
Its our birthday!
In 2011, Joyce Pountain visited Abundance Chiswick and, supported by good friends Juliet, Joyce (from Transition Town Wimbledon), Daphne (from St Mark’s Church), DeNica (from Wimbledon Park Residents’ Association) and Jo (from the John Innes Society Gardening Group) got together to start an Abundance project in Wimbledon in 2011. Since that day, and with more volunteers joining us each year, Abundance Wimbledon has grown in size and have been committed to rescuing local fruit and vegetables and distributing it (and the profits from our Fruit Day) to local Charities.
In 2020 Abundance Wimbledon celebrates 10 years of rescuing local fruit and vegetables. Happy birthday to us!
What's been picked, from where and by whom?
This is a photo of some apples and crab apples - we had our first pick of crab apples for the season in the last fortnight! So, our totals for the last fortnight are:
Apples: 412 kgs
Pears: 142 kgs
Crab Apples: 11kgs
Plums: 11kgs
Making an amazing total of 535 kgs of saved fruit this fortnight!
Our total for this season is now 1,380 kgs of saved fruit!
Sincere thanks to all our donors:
Jen, Mavis, Jo, Ray, Val, Tom, Leila, Greg, Bob, Ron, June, Chris, Bronwen, Carmel, Ann, Martin Way Allotments, Alison, Robyn, Linda, Anne, Faye, Pippa, Marie, Jan, Mary and Nisha
Thanks also to our amazing pickers:
Jane, Ian, Liz, Mary-Jane, Bryony, Alyson, Melanie, Joan, Tom, Adam, Gilli, Brian, Chris, Cherry, Juliet, Motoko, James, Edward, Alison, Ruth, Mary, Nisha and Rosie.
This fortnight, the following organisations received donations from us:
- Regenerate
- Commonside Trust
- Sunshine Cafe
- Sustainable Merton
- St Teresa's Home for the Elderly
- Community Champions
- Dons Local Action Group
- Streets Kitchen
- Trussell Trust Food Bank
- Oak Tree Nursery
- May Project Gardens
The rest of the fruit is sent to our teams of jam, chutney, jelly and cordial makers who are hard at work producing great products for our Fruit Day.
If you know a local charity who would be interested in receiving some of the picked fruit - please let us know. We generally have a large abundance of what we call "cooking" apples - not necessarily great to eat but perfect for apple pies and cakes. With many charities cooking meals for the most vulnerable in these Covid-19 times, we are keen to ensure that these apples (and any other fresh produce) does not go to waste. Please email us at [email protected] with their details.
Growing plants for Fruit Day
Last year, the plant stall at Fruit Day sold a range of plants, mostly food related. We’d really welcome donations of plants, especially fruit, herbs and other edible plants. So keep us in mind if you have too many of something, are planting up runners or sowing winter crops ... and please put in a few extra to donate to our stall!
Sue's Dorset Apple Tray bake
450g cooking apples (such as Bramley)
Juice of 1/2 lemon
225g butter, softened
280g golden caster sugar
4 eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract
350g self raising flour
2 tsp baking powder
demerara sugar, to sprinkle
Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4.
- Butter and line a rectangular baking tin (approx 27cm x 20cm) with parchment paper.
- Peel, core and thinly slice the apples then squeeze the lemon juice over. Set to one side.
- Place the butter, caster sugar, eggs, vanilla, flour and baking powder into a large bowl and mix well until smooth.
- Spread half the mixture into the prepared tin.
- Arrange half the apples over the top of the mixture, then repeat the layers.
- Sprinkle over the demerara sugar.
Enjoy!
Can you volunteer to support Fruit Day on 19 September?
We are looking for:
- Stall volunteers
- Set up volunteers
- Pack up volunteers
- Cake makers
- Plants for our plant stall
Find our Fruit Day listed with the following:
Sincere thanks to the following who have listed information about us and/or about our 10th Annual Fruit Day on their site:
- Sustainable Merton
- lovewimbledon.com
- Wimbledoncommunity.org
- TheWimbledonSociety.org.uk
- The Best of Wimbledon and Merton
- Findglocal,com
Our next newsletter
Due in two weeks! Feel free to send any news to our editor - Sally at [email protected].
** To get in touch about any of the above, please just reply to this email **
Best wishes and sincere thanks from us all
Juliet and the team at Abundance Wimbledon
Copyright © 2020 Abundance Wimbledon, All rights reserved.
