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Buy Organic fruit from the farm
Buy a box of 13kg apples for £25. They will keep in a cool place, Buy a tray of 5kg plums for £15. Call or email to order and collection arrangements.
Reskilling the Valley
We are running a reskilling project for the Dedham Vale AONB with part funding from the Sustainable Development Fund. Click image to visit our reskilling page.
We are selling in the Growing Communities Market in Stoke Newington London.
The Apricot Centre has won a grant for Re-skilling in the Stour Valley from the Dedham vale and Stour Valley ANOB. We will be researching and then running workshops in schools and for the public over the next 9 months. If anyone has any traditional skill they would like to record and share and they are based in the Stour Valley please contact us.
We are also a part of the new Transition Valley group that will be launching a series of events and talks in the autumn. The Transition group is looking at how the Stour valley will move to a low carbon economy over the next 20 years. This is an open process and you will be invited to join in soon ! www.transitionvalley.com
The Apricot Centre has just become a network farm for the Soil Association and continues its rich links with Creative Partnerships -Haven Gateway - working in and with schools in the area in with gardening and other creative areas
The Apricot Centre
Happy New Year
from the Apricot Centre
The Apricot Centre helps people make sense of and adapt to our changing world. It conducts research and provides training and development opportunities to people of all ages, enabling them to be part of the societal change we are witnessing.
Run by a psychotherapist and an environmentalist, the centre uniquely meets the practical and emotional needs of its clients and supporters. Unlike so many consultancies, the Apricot Centre is also a living demonstration of the transition principles it actively promotes
The Apricot Centre is a small eco-venue in North Essex, situated on a 4-acre organic market garden 2.5 miles from Manningtree railway station. The aim of the centre is to give courses and experiences on the theme of 'sustainable living' for the general public, schools and for professionals in the fields of education, therapy, creativity, and agriculture/horticulture.
Our focus is sustainable living - People, Food, Energy & the Land. We offer courses on the farm, and work in schools on similar themes. Our courses are continually updated on our 'events' page.
The Apricot Centre is now a part of the Permaculture Demonstration Network known as the 'Land Project'.
We are an Organic Farm School listed with the Soil Association.
The Apricot Centre is also part of the Transition (Stour) Valley Network.
Group visits to the farm - We have funding from DEFRA for up to 25 visits to the farm per year for any group, schools, clubs. Contact us to arrange a visit to suit your needs.
