Thu 02 Apr
|The Poly
From Blossom to Bottle
The story of the Cornish Orchard and how Kehelland have worked with the orchards to support people, plants & community.
Time & Location
02 Apr 2026, 17:30 – 19:00
The Poly, 24 Church St, Falmouth TR11 3EG, UK
About the event
From Blossom to Bottle: The Story of a Cornish Orchard
Sally Pyner, Growth Manager at Kehelland Trust talks about the 220 strong apple tree collection at the orchards at Kehelland. She delves into the many facets of managing and utilising the orchard trees and how the charity has ensured they get the best possible outcomes: for education, biodiversity & commerciality– grafting, summer budding, orchard management & processing crops into juice for retail sales as well as the celebration of our orchards – Wassailing & National Apple Days.
Sally has worked at Kehelland since 2002 and has always had a passion for apples. She launched the Kehelland Apple Day with then colleague & incredible horticulturalist (and fellow apple fan) Annette Edgecumbe. This has been running since October 2004.
Sally has also held the business development for the orchards and apples for over 20 years, resulting in tree propagation, workshops & juice…