Kirkby Fruit Project (KFP)

We are a volunteer group making use of surplus fruit
to help raise funds for local community groups

KFP aims to:

• Prevent locally grown, surplus fruit (mainly apples) from going to waste
  
• provide funds to community groups and projects from any profits generated
  
• develop skills in juicing and pasteurising 
• develop skills in cider making
• promote skills in propagation and care of fruit trees
  

The Kirkby Fruit Project (KFP) was formed in 2012 in response to the quantity of surplus apples in the local area

Since those simple start-up days, we have branched out and our activities now divide into two broad areas:

1 Fund Raising Activities

Using donated, surplus apples we  juice, bottle and pasteurise them to produce our bottled Apple Juice.  we also make KirkbymoorCider from our 100% apple juice and cider vinegar all of which we sell to raise funds

We offer a juicing Service for locals to have their apples juiced, bottled and pasteurised at a cost of £1.25 per bottle

2 Other Activities

We also offer advice on care and pruning of fruit trees and occasionally offer relevant courses on aspects of tree care

The project is run entirely by volunteers
with profits from the sales of our produce going to local community groups, to help them provide equipment or activities they might not be able to fund for themselves

The Moorside Store is the local outlet for our apple juice sales

We also sell at various times through the year, from our stall, at local events which are advertised on the town facebook page, our website and boards and shop windows in town

Contact    email: kirkbyfruit@gmail.com