PLEASE NOTE: WE ARE A SMALL LOCAL VOLUNTEER JUICING PROJECT SO WE ONLY HAVE CAPACITY TO ACCEPT APPLES FROM HOUSEHOLDS WITHIN KIRKBYMOORSIDE AND ASSOCIATED VILLAGES (A 7 MILE RADIUS OF THE TOWN)

Our 2025 juicing season will begin on 1st September and run through till the end of October. We have made some changes this year to try to ensure that we have space for all the local people who want to bring apples so check the details in our Juicing service section. The best tasting juice comes from a mix of both cooking and eating apples so we are happy to take mixed bags provided that all apples are clean and dry. The minimum size of apple that we are able to juice has a diameter of 5cm (2 inches, about the size of a billiard ball) because below this size the proportion of skin and core to flesh is so high that it affects the quality of the juice.

Please check that your apples are ripe by cutting one open and looking at the pips. In a ripe apple, that is ready for juicing, the pips will be very dark brown or black and loose. Under ripe apples do not make good juice

The dates below are for delivering your apples to us. Apples will be juiced the following day. We have a limited number of places for each juicing day so please email kirkbyfruit@gmail.com with your name and address to book your slot and receive instructions for delivery times. It is helpful if you can give an estimate of the quantity of apples you are bringing (maximum 80kg per household). Please do not bring apples outside these times as we may not be able to use them. Thank you.

SEPTEMBER DATES FOR APPLE DELIVERIES

UPDATE: due to an increase in the cost of bottles our prices will have to rise by 25p from late September.

Tuesday 2nd September – FULLY BOOKED

Wednesday 10th September – FULLY BOOKED

Tuesday 16th September – FULLY BOOKED

Wednesday 24th September – FULLY BOOKED

Tuesday 30th September – FULLY BOOKED

OCTOBER DATES FOR APPLE DELIVERIES

Tuesday 7th October – FULLY BOOKED

Thursday 16th October – FULLY BOOKED

Wednesday 22nd October – CURRENTLY CLOSED TO FURTHER BOOKINGS

Tuesday 28th October – CURRENTLY CLOSED TO FURTHER BOOKINGS