02/10/2026
Preparations for Europom are now nearly complete - come and join us this weekend 3-4 October!
Bring in your mystery apples for our experts to identify for you (remember to keep some leaf and stalk attached), taste a huge range of varieties, admire the displays and listen to one of our scheduled talks (see below)
Saturday 3 October
11am: Discovering red-fleshed apples – Do you have any locally? - Anna Baldwin, fruit enthusiast, founder member of Essex Orchard Group and researcher of historical red-fleshed apples.
11.40am: Lost Orchards: Rediscovering forgotten apples of the past - Liz Copas, c***r Pomologist and author of The Lost Orchards – rediscovering the forgotten c***r apples of Dorset
2pm: The Stunning Heritage Pear Trees of Southern Germany - Hans-Thomas Bosch, researcher for the variety and preservation of orchard fruit at the Competence Centre for Fruit Growing, Lake Constance, Germany.
2.40pm: The Art of Espalier - Andy Lewis, lead fruit grower at The Newt in Somerset.
3.20pm: A Food Forest Market Garden - Josh Sparkes, Head Gardener at Birch Farm, The Collective at Woolsery.
Sunday 4 October
11am: The Wild Fruit Forests of Central Asia: Travels in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan - Lawrence Weston, Director of Clent Hills Orchards and former Professional Work Placement student at RHS Rosemoor
11.40am: Rescuing Forgotten Fruit: A journey into genetics - Barny Butterfield, Founder of Sandford Orchards and Chief C***r Maker.
2pm: The National Fruit Collection from National Fruit Trials to Gene bank - Matt Ordidge, Principal Investigator and Scientific Curator for the National Fruit Collection at Brogdale.
2.40pm: Fruit Landscape for Climate Change and Biodiversity - Katerina Strossova, Programme Coordinator for The Revival of Old Varieties for the Czech Union for Nature Conservation.
3.20pm: The Fascination for even more Apples - Nick Dunn, Managing Director and Tree Nurseryman at Frank P Mathews Nursery.
We even have some music lined up to entertain you inbetween:
Saturday 3 October, 11.30am and 2pm, Aaron Samuel – The One-Armed Bandit, Cobb Shelter
Sunday 4 October, 11.30am and 2pm, The Bonfire Band, Cobb Shelter
We hope to see you soon.