Books

This 3rd edition book is an invaluable guide to making good cider and apple juice, as well as growing apple trees. Whether you have a couple of trees in your back garden or several acres of orchard this is the book for you!

Written by Alex Hill, who makes prize-winning Bollhayes Cider and is the founder of Vigo, this simple 8 page guide gives basic information about the process of juice and cider making. It is perfect for the novice cider and juice maker.

In The Cider Insider, award-winning drinks writer Susanna Forbes has hand-picked 100 great ciders that are worth seeking out and drinking now.

Everything you ever needed to know about cider, from the history of the drink and the traditions surrounding it, to recommended regional varieties and the best terroirs, from the leading UK expert on cider, Gabe Cook.

This expertly written and beautifully illustrated volume investigates this recent turn-round and offers a positive vision of the future, with practical suggestions on how lovers of Devon might ensure it remains a county of orchards.

The newly revised edition of 'Cider - A Somerset Pomona', which now includes cider apples from all the major cider growing counties, namely Somerset, Devon, Dorset, Cornwall, Gloucestershire, Hereford and Worcester.

This book is essential reading for any group thinking of setting up a community orchard and indeed has a wealth of useful information for any enthusiast keen to revive and maintain Britain's orchard tradition.

An Orchard Odyssey is a gloriously illustrated resource for fruit-lovers everywhere.

Making Jellied Preserves is a book that will delight the enthusiastic kitchen gardener keen to make their own preserves from readily available wild and garden produce.

This book is an authoritative, colourfully illustrated and easy to read practical guide to preserving fruit, vegetables and herbs for use all the year round. 

This beautifully illustrated book is a lyrically persuasive yet highly practical and extensive guide to growing and using your own fruit.

Choosing, cultivating and harvesting nuts in your garden. This comprehensive book covers all aspects of growing, harvesting, processing and using nuts, based on forest gardening principles.