Talk: Hop and Fruit Farming in the Malvern Hills

Talk: Hop and Fruit Farming in the Malvern Hills

Calendar
When:
February 10, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
2023-02-10T19:30:00+00:00
2023-02-10T21:00:00+00:00
Where:
Eden Centre
Grovewood Rd
Malvern WR14 1GD
UK
Cost:
£3 Members, £5 non-members
Monthly Meetings

Speaker: Alison Capper.

Alison grows fruit and hops on a 200-year-old family farm in Worcestershire.   She will tell us about the challenges and opportunities facing British fruit and vegetable growers, from access to a seasonal workforce to a changing climate.  She is a Nuffield scholar and has been chair of the NFU Horticulture and Potatoes Board for six years, is a director of the British Hop Association, and chair of British Apples and Pears.