Upper Valley Apple Corps
Upper Valley Apple Corps aims to foster ecosystems resilience and solidarity economies by planting and stewarding free-for-the-picking fruit and nut trees on public lands across the Upper Valley.
About Upper Valley Apple Corps
Sited in easily accessible places like town halls and libraries, our trees provide a host of ecosystems services including sequestering carbon dioxide, increasing biodiversity, cooling their microclimates, and preventing erosion – all while growing delicious, hyper-local food that anyone is welcome to harvest!
Apple Corps emerged from the 2010 Raspberry Revolution festival, at which community volunteers created a berry park and planted over 75 raspberry plants. The huge success of the festival made clear that our community was hungry for ways to transform the public landscape and our relationships to it in ways that foster mutual support and community resilience; Apple Corps was born in response to this need.
Today, Apple Corps cares for over 80 plantings across the Upper Valley, from Tunbridge down to Windsor.
Check out our planting sites map to learn more and find an Apple Corps tree near you!
Project Highlights
Pruning workshops: Apple Corps hosts yearly pruning workshops during the winter to teach volunteers and community members one of the most important parts of tree care – pruning! Stay tuned for details on our 2025 pruning workshop.
Work parties: Volunteers gather for mid-season work parties to take care of our plantings across our sites in the Upper Valley. Tasks might include mulching, guild plant care, watering, fruit thinning, and tree check-ups.
Harvests: All our work culminates when we reap the fruits of our collective labor in the fall! In addition to harvesting fruits and nuts, we may share food, process the fruits into cider and sauces, and distribute food to local food relief organizations.
Get Involved
To get involved and be added to the Apple Corps Google Group, please email uppervalleyapplecorpsvt@gmail.com.
We invite you to visit Apple Corps plantings on public lands at any time.
Upper Valley Apple Corps Blog Posts
Photo Credits: Rachel Kent and Upper Valley Apple Corps volunteers