Waste ground in a part of Nottingham’s being used to plant a fruit orchard.It’s hoped it’ll keep food growing in the local community.
The new fruit orchard in the Radford area of the city was planted by environment organisation Sprout just last Thursday.
They say the trees will eventually provide free fruit to the local community in about five years.
Environmental Development Worker Rachel Wicks reckons it will benefit the community. She said: "The idea is to provide free fruit for local people in a public space, and to encourage people to eat more fruit.
"Radford is an area where there are lots of people on low income. They're the sorts of people who I think could benefit from the free fruit being available."
The orchard is on Hartley Road. Radford residents are hopeful the orchard will work.
Twenty-nine year old young mum Rosie Lee said: "Hopefully it won't be vandalised before the trees start beearing fruit. I do hope it will work."
Student Robert Ward said: "It's for the local community and stuff so I hope people will stop and think that it's one thing that we shouldn't trash."
Local businesses have got mixed feelings about it though.
Jackie Hobson from the United Carpets and Beds store directly next to the land reckons it could be vandalised with the trouble her business has had.
"The other day we had a young lady in who was pregnant. The next thing we knew there was a stone through the window," she said.
"I heard they set the soil for the trees alight. You don't seem to be able to leave anything there without something happening to it."
Whatever the outcome of the new trees, Sprout hope to inspire other people around the city to plant new trees - and get their fingers green.
- For more info on the Sprout and getting involved visit http://sproutnottingham.org.uk/
Above: the United carpets and Bed store directly next to the orchard site.
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