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    Fruits of the Forage

    Anti-waste foragers picking from the hedgerows of Cheshire

    Fruits of the Forage
    • Location Chesire
    • Working on Preventing food waste, promoting UK food heritage and emphasising seasonality
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    • Fruits of the Forage

    Fruits of the Forage is run by brothers Fred, Bert and Archie Thorneycroft in Macclesfield. They harvest old orchards and hedgerows, saving fruit that would otherwise have gone to waste by making preserves, cordials and spirits. 

    Their aim is also to promote the UK’s food heritage, stressing seasonality and small-scale production that promotes biodiversity.

    They made their first batch of jam in 2014. As of October 2021, they have made 1000 batches of jam. The 1000th batch was a Heritage Plum jam made with Laxton Cropper and Purple Pershore plums. 


    Why they are different: 

    The Hedgerow Harvest Jam is a Great Taste award winner, made from damsons, plums and apples from orchards and wild elderberries and blackberries from hedgerows. 


    Why they are kind: 

    Since 2017, they have planted 800 fruit trees in schools, farms and communities, providing food, education and the chance to be outdoors and reconnect with nature. 


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    Fruits of the Forage
    Pickled Wild Garlic Buds
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    £5.00
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    Fruits of the Forage
    Hedgerow harvest jam preserve
    (1)
    £4.00
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    Fruits of the Forage
    Winter Warmer Cordial
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    £6.50
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    Fruits of the Forage
    Dam Sloe Chutney
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    £3.95
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    Fruits of the Forage
    Heritage plum jam
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    £4.00
    Fruits of the Forage
    Mulled plum jam
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    £4.00
    Fruits of the Forage
    Plum & Pear BBQ sauce
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    £4.25
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