Leicestershire Heritage apples
Mel Wilson
- Region:
- East Midlands
- Notice Period:
- Regular (more than one month's notice)
- Type:
- Professional & Charity
- Fee:
- Paid: £50 plus 45p/mile Within 1 hour travel time of LE12 7RX , further afield please ask for a quote
- Category:
- History
- Updated:
- 18th September 2018
- Tagged:
- History | Gardening | Apples | Horticulture
Leicestershire Heritage apples are those which originated in Leicestershire in the past and have unique properties ideally suited to growing in our county. My talk explains how new apple types occur and will to describe the properties of the cultivars and tell some of the history of the origin of each tree. The Leicestershire Heritage Apple Project, which was formed to save, propagate and protect Leicestershire Apples. This talk is given in behalf of LHAP and the fees go towards funding the project.
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I'm an experienced speaker and trainer, talking on History, archaeology, with a bent towards the psychology of events and material culture. I'm a qualified archaeologist, psychologist and psychotherapist. I do both talks and workshops. I have a enhanced DBS and am able an willing to give talks and workshops in schools or for children's groups as well as adult audiences.
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