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Tuesday, 6 July 2010

I hope you didn't think we'd gone away!


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So here is a massive update; our Cooperative Harvest scheme has come of age... It's taken a lot of hard work to get this sorted but we've finally sent the artwork off to print and can confirm just how the scheme will work.

Grab a bag, fill it with apples, bring  it back to us and well give you a fair share of juice.

How much juice you ask?

Use the simple Juice-o-meter on the side of the sack!

For those of you who'd like more details we're putting together a leaflet to explain the scheme further but it really is simple. You can grab a leaflet from us at the Southern (31st July & 1st August) & Royal (13th & 14th August) Agricultural shows and the Isle of Man Food Festival (25th & 26th September).

As for the sacks they're 28 cm cubed and made of a very tough, UV protected woven polypropylene. We've spent a lot of time researching the sacks; size (apple capacity of an average tree compared to ease of carrying), sustainability credentials (we want to be concentious in every aspect of the business and we're happy to say that although the sacks are oil-based they are recyclable but more importantly they'll last for years).

EDIT: 13th July We've just received news from the printers that they now can't guarantee the previously arranged deadline... Hopefully we will be able to find a suitable alternative.

2 comments:

Isle Of Man Camping said...

Reading this a bit late as I see this was from July 2010 and not this year! Are you still doing this? I had some of your produce from the cafe at Tynwald Hill a few days back and it was top notch :)

PixelBeard said...

We've fallen behind with the blog - last years apple harvest took us by surprise!!!

Absolutely still running the Co-op Harvest - if you fancy some free juice just bring us some apples...

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