There are a number of ways to get involved with Fruit Routes. Please get in touch if you’d like to discuss any of them further:

Visit the orchards
Spend time in one of them, or walk between them. Take time out by yourself in an orchard, take a walk with friends, or arrange a lunchtime picnic with colleagues.

Harvest the fruit
Remember to leave some for wildlife and for others. If you’re looking for recipe ideas, take a look at the Fruit Routes Cookbook.

Propose an event
Activate Fruit Routes! Events should be in keeping with the principles of the Fruit Routes Charter. Support-in-kind and budgetary support may be available.

Previous events have included bat walks, musical performances, dye-making workshops, Apple Olympics, pruning workshops, apple pressing, academic talks and much, much more.

Teach, using Fruit Routes as a living classroom
It has been used by academics, schools, nurseries and community groups to teach topics as diverse as climate change, public art, storytelling, permaculture and sustainable architectural design.

If you are based on campus, no permission is required to use Fruit Routes in your teaching, but we’d love to know about it! If you teach elsewhere, please get in touch if you’d like to make use of it.

Research, using Fruit Routes as a living laboratory
It has been featured in or contributed to academic and community research in sustainable design, food studies, orchard management, art theory, storytelling and artistic collaboration.

Care for the trees
Letus know of any damage you spot, or volunteering to work with the Gardens team on maintenance tasks or harvest.

Grow food communally
Make use of public space in your neighbourhood, town or campus. Drop us a line if you’d like to discuss how we did this at Loughborough.