“The Wonder of Putley” – Herefordshire Year in the

Orchard event hosted by Once Upon a Tree

The first event to be hosted by Once Upon a Tree during Herefordshire Year in the Orchard is to be held at Putley Parish Hall on Saturday 19^th February 2011 at 2pm.

Herefordshire Year in the Orchard aims to help celebrate Herefordshire’s orchard heritage – the landscape they create, the biodiversity they support, the cultural influence they develop, the food they produce and their economic impact on the county.

“Once Upon a Tree have put together a programme of events for 2011”, explains Cider Maker Simon Day “We begin with ‘The Wonder of Putley’, which will include a walk and talk through local orchards to The Wonder, a huge landslip that occurred on the Marcle Ridge in 1575, enveloping a chapel at nearby Kinnaston.  This will be followed by a tasting and talk on the making of its namesake, The Wonder dessert pear wine, which we make at Dragon Orchard from fruit grown on the farm.”

The event is free of charge and open to everyone – warm clothing and sensible shoes are recommended.  The Once Upon a Tree shop at Dragon Orchard will be open especially after the event, and is open by appointment at other times.  The shop will reopen regularly Wednesday-Sunday 10am-3pm on 12^th March, to coincide with the next Year in the Orchard event, a History of Orcharding in Putley.  More information on this and other events during 2011 is available on our website, www.onceuponatree.co.uk.