{"product_id":"9781915068095","title":"The Lost Orchards : Rediscovering the forgotten apple varieties of Dorset","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor(s): Copas, Liz, Poole, Nick, \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 09\/11\/2022,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 208 pages, Illustrated throughout,\u003cbr\u003e Series: N\/A, \u003cbr\u003eImprint: Little Toller Books,\u003cbr\u003e Published By: Little Toller Books,\u003cbr\u003e Book Classification: Dorset, Sustainable agriculture, Gardening: growing fruit \u0026amp; vegetables, The countryside \u0026amp; country life\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781915068095\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDescription\u003cbr\u003eAbout two-thirds of Britain's small, traditional orchards have been lost since 1960. This is a loss in ecological diversity, in community knowledge and the intricacy of local distinctiveness. In 2007 the pomologist Liz Copas and cidermaker Nick Poole began a quest to find and identify old varieties of cider apple trees around Dorset.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe search lasted more than a decade, taking them across the county, searching in forgotten orchards, hedgerows and the corners of gardens. The Lost Orchards follows the journey they took to find, propagate and make cider with Dorset's forgotten apple varieties: Golden Ball, Kings Favourite, Yaffle, Dewbit, Golly Knapp, Tom Legg, Best Bearer and Symes Seedlings. The book is also an illustrated guide to the apple varieties they discovered and an important history of West Country Orchards.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis hopeful story will resonate far beyond Dorset and will encourage readers to look closely at their surroundings and conserve their local orchards.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Winstones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43505420861677,"sku":"9781915068095","price":17.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0423\/0240\/6809\/products\/9781915068095_851b5ae3-2fb2-4970-81bf-a8576e299bc0.jpg?v=1678213833","url":"https:\/\/winstonebooks.pro\/products\/9781915068095","provider":"Winstone's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}