Open Orchard

Organise an Open Orchard to bring people together, provide free fruit to local residents and green our urban environments.

"The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time to plant a tree is today"- Chinese proverb

The Open Orchard Project connects communities through fruits and the planting of fruit trees in public places. These trees provide free fruit to local residents and greenery to our urban environments. Open Orchard started in London, England but the idea is just as relevant elsewhe...

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"The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time to plant a tree is today"- Chinese proverb

The Open Orchard Proj...

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Financement disponible
€2,000 par nouveau projet
Lieux financés: Glanaruddery Wind Farm & 10km radius, Greater Copenhagen, Rockchapel & 5km radius, Taur & 5km radius, Meelin & 5km radius, Carrickallen Wind Farm & 10km radius, An Cnoc, Tipperary & 10km radius, Beam Hill Wind Farm & 10km radius, Lisdowney Wind Farm & 10km radius, Killhill Wind Farm & 10km radius, Ballybane Wind Farm & 10km radius, Aragón, Glencarbry Wind Farm & 10km radius

Lieux financés:

Glanaruddery Wind Farm & 10km radius, Greater Copenhagen, Rockchapel & 5km radius, Taur & 5km radius, Meelin & 5km radius, Show more

Pour accéder au financement:

  • Terminez un Challenge de 30 jours
  • Déclarez l'impact de votre projet
Start a group
€2,000 par nouveau projet
Démarrer le projet

“Everyone was focused on getting those trees planted, it was raining as well but that didn’t seem to dampen anyone’s spirits. It was just one of those nice things to do and I felt good afterwards.”

Open Orchard
Open Orchard participant
London

Comment lancer un projet sur ChangeX

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    Créez votre page de projet

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  • 2

    Compléter un Défi des 30 jours

    Complétez des étapes simples en 30 jours pour démarrer votre projet et accéder au financement.

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    Activez votre projet

    Suivez le guide en 5 étapes et votre plan d'action pour donner vie au projet.

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    Impact de l'action

    Partager un impact pour accéder aux fonds restants et poursuivre votre projet.

Idéal pour

  • Enjoys bringing people in the community together
  • Is passionate about learning how to grow fruit trees
  • Is a good communicator

Open Orchard l'essentiel du projet

Guide en 5 étapes

  • Assemble an Open Orchard team
  • Contact your local council
  • Choose and source your fruit trees
  • Organise and hold the tree planting day
  • Ongoing care by the community

Temps

Suggéré : You will need approximately 5 hours per week to start a group and then the time required will vary throughout the year: approx 7 hours per week around planting and harvesting and less then 1 hour at other times of the year.

Ressources

Plus d'informations sur la façon de commencer et sur les ressources partagées par le groupe de travail. Open Orchard

320 Open Orchard des projets ont déjà été lancés

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Rencontrer l'innovateur social

"Welcome to Open Orchard! I really believe that if more of us were doing things we cared about locally, the world would be better and we’d be much happier. Open Orchard provides a way for people to come out, plant a fruit tree and in so doing connect with neighbors and care for the environment.”

Wayne Trevor, Co-Founder, Open Orchard

320 Open Orchard des projets ont déjà été lancés

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Membres

  • Why a 30 day challenge?

    The 30 Day Challenge was developed by our Team based on our experience working with communities. We’ve learned that the first weeks are critical to build momentum and get off to a good start with any community project. Teams who complete these steps within the first month are much more likely to successfully complete their project!

    The Challenge is a series of simple steps that each applicant has to complete to get their project off the ground and unlock funding, if there is funding currently available for that idea in your region. Steps include watching a video and/or reading content, having a call with a ChangeX team member, forming a team so that you have support, having your first team meeting, sharing a team photo, and sharing a project action plan.

  • What can funding be used for?

    Once funding is received it can be used to cover direct set-up costs of the new community project. For example space rental, insurance fees, seeds and planting materials, tools, training fees; pretty much any materials you might need for a project that benefits your community.

    Funds cannot be used for the costs of work that has already been carried out, costs unrelated to the setup and maintenance of the new project, payments to group members for their work on the project. Funds can’t be used for the promotion of religious causes, non-charitable activities, sponsorship or fundraising events. Please read the terms and conditions for further details.

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    A note on the waitlist: when all the funding has been allocated to applicants, new applicants will go on a waitlist. If some applicants that are in the fund don’t successfully complete the 30 Day Challenge their funding will be released and can be then allocated to those on the waitlist. To see if you are going on a waitlist check the main fund page, ideas fully allocated will have the note “Join the waitlist” instead of “Apply to start”.

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