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	US Bazaar.com : Encyclopedia Pages : Brogdale
		Brogdale is a hamlet in Kent, England, located beside the M2 motorway two miles south of Faversham.
		Brogdale Horticultural Trust is the location of the National Fruit Collections, and has over 2000 varieties of apples, over 500 varieties of pears and hundreds of other fruit trees, bushes and vines growing within the grounds.
		Brogdale also will identify varieties of fruit sent to them, and sells a wide variety of fruit trees and bushes from its Plant Centre.
	encyclopedia.us-bazaar.com /?title=Brogdale (221 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Business \| A tour around Kent's Garden of Eden
		Brogdale has a unique position in the horticultural landscape of Kent, which is the UK's largest supplier of apples, cherries and several other types of fruit.
		Brogdale is well situated for this monitoring role, having recorded the highest temperature seen in Britain of 38.3 degrees Celsius in 2003.
		Brogdale is largely insulated from the rigours of the market, where cheap imports and the buying power of supermarkets have made life extremely difficult for Kent's fruit farmers.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/business/5242788.stm (1138 words)

	Brogdale - Home of the National Fruit Collection
		Brogdale is home to the National Fruit Collections, the largest collection of varieties of fruit trees in the world.
		In another boost to the apple industry the supermarket has also announced it is to help preserve England’s unique apple heritage by becoming the principal sponsor of Brogdale Horticultural Trust who are dedicated to the conservation education and research of fruit and in particular the Defra National Fruit Collection.
		Brogdale pomologists - that's people specialising in the study of fruit - look after more than 2,300 kinds of apple, 550 pear, 350 plum, 220 cherry and 320 bush fruits.
	www.brogdale.org.uk (500 words)

	Brogdale destroy historic apples
		From 1952 the collection was moved to Brogdale, as the National Fruit Trials under MAFF, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.
		There are three elements to the control and administration of the collections, which contain thousands of historic varieties of apples, pears, cherries, plums/gages, peaches, apricots, red, fl and whitecurrants, medlars, nuts, gooseberries, quinces and vines- the nation’s inheritance of fruit.
		As with the Brogdale Horticultural Trust, their contract funding renewal depends upon keeping Defra sweet and independent argument is not politic.
	www.bernwodeplants.co.uk /brogdale.htm (3221 words)

	House of Commons Hansard Debates for 18 Jan 1990
		The decision to close Brogdale was taken because of the policy to terminate Government involvement in near-market research.
		Any sale of land at Brogdale will be conditional on a rent-back arrangement, so that land will contain the existing national fruit collection until we are absolutely certain of establishing the new collection.
		The parent trees at Brogdale will be retained until the new collection is established, or until they have a new future under any plans that my hon.
	www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk /pa/cm198990/cmhansrd/1990-01-18/Debate-17.html (3677 words)

	Brogdale Horticultural Trust - Kent apples, pears fruit and perry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Brogdale is home to the National Fruit Collections and is one of the largest collections of fruit varieties in the world.
		Brogdale is a very real and living part of the Kent fruit industry.
		If you are looking for unusual, rare or traditional Kent fruit Brogdale is the place to visit.
	www.yourcounty.co.uk /you/archive/kentfood/brogdale.html (187 words)

	UK CHM UK national fruit collections
		The apple varieties maintained at Brogdale form the largest collection of Malus germplasm on a single site in the world, and is an internationally recognised genetic resource.
		Maintenance and development of the UK National Fruit Collections is funded by the Department of Environment, Farming and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) as part of its research strategy for the conservation of plant genetic resources.
		Brogdale Horticultural Trust is responsible for their maintenance.
	www.chm.org.uk /Library/ecosys/agric/ag003a.htm (185 words)

	News@The Guild of Food Writers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Today, Jane Garrett, Brogdale’s chief executive, sleeps better: thanks to hard decisions and determined work, the Trust is free from a debt that was then £1.5m.
		On the organic front Brogdale, with the help of Peter Hall, one of the country’s most successful organic fruit growers, is advising growers on varieties best suited to organic horticulture.
		On the education front, Brogdale is widening its activities as the UK’s only research station open to the public.
	www.gfw.co.uk /newsarchive/vol0301/everyapple.html (564 words)

	Brogdale National Fruit Collection
		Those who did brave the elements were rewarded by an informative and entertaining account of the developing history of the fruit collection by senior guide, Peter Griffiths.
		The collection of fruit and fruit trials at Brogdale was started a long while ago but has only been open to the public since the 1950s.
		We were surprised to learn that, in Victorian times, the apple was quite a status symbol with heads of households competing to serve their guests the latest, new variety of apple!
	www.lynsted-society.co.uk /html/brogdale_national_fruit_collec.html (345 words)

	Brogdale
		Brogdale Plant Centre is open throughout the year, selling hundreds of different varieties of Apples, Apricots, Blackberries, Blueberries, Cherries, Currants(fl,red, white), Gooseberries, Grapes, Mulberries, Nectarines, Nuts, Ornamentals, Peaches, Pears, Plums, Raspberries, Strawberries.
		Brogdale is situated about a mile south of Faversham town centre.
		Brogdale is on the left hand side about 1/2 mile further on.
	www.faversham.org /pages/directory_item.aspx?i_PageID=12645 (419 words)

	Apples-DIVERSITY WEBSITE - english apples not in the brogdale national fruit collection
		There's a waiting list of apples to go into the collection, and each time Brogdale decides apple X is no longer worthy of a place, it's chucked out and another one takes takes over.
		I am grateful to Alison Lean of Brogdale, who has found one reference to this variety - it was apparently exhibited at an apple conference in Sussex in 1934 and is described as dark red, flattened and very acidic, though no mention is made of its extremely late season.
		The cider apple exhibition at Brogdale in 2004 had one similar apple - "Fair Maid of Taunton", though the Croft apple is slightly more yellow and irregular.
	web.ukonline.co.uk /suttonelms/apple28.html (1319 words)

	Kent - orchards information
		Brogdale, originally a government research station, is home to the National Fruit Collections, the largest collection of varieties of fruit trees and plants in the world.
		Brogdale Horticultural Trust, Brogdale Farm, Brogdale Road, Faversham MEl3 8XZ (+44(0)1795 535286).
		Brogdale also sell lots of varieties of apples to local shops in Faversham, so they often have unusual varieties on offer.
	www.england-in-particular.info /orchards/o-kent-i.html (2456 words)

	Tesco plc \| Growing the future of British apples by preserving the past
		This partnership means the supermarket can establish plans to bring some of the older, heirloom varieties to shoppers – to ensure the enjoyment of these apples is passed on to future generations.
		The aim of Brogdale is to celebrate the diversity of apples to ensure that all types – even those which would not be suitable for eating with our modern palettes – do not become extinct.
		Brogdale is situated in Kent –; the heart of England’s Apple growing region.
	www.tescocorporate.com /page.aspx?pointerid=54C79C19DDE0415F9C8D817A906FB74C (816 words)

	Brogdale - Home of the National Fruit Collection
		Please send in 3 fruits, some leaves and one year old wood, with your cheque made payable to Brogdale Horticultural Trust for £18.80 (incl.
		Please send 20 leaves or 10 fruits in a polythene bag with your cheque made payable to Brogdale Orchards Ltd for £29.99.
		For all these services we will give you a typed report within 28 days of the visit or receipt of your details (Fruit ID can take a little longer, particularly during the harvest season).
	www.brogdale.org /orchard_design.html (495 words)

	Brogdale - Home of the National Fruit Collection
		Our selection of fruit trees for 2006/2007 is chosen for flavour, and covers old, traditional varieties as well as those that are easily grown and suitable for gardens.
		Visiting Brogdale for a guided tour, or during one of our many festivals, is a good way to sample rare and unusual, as well as more commonly known, varieties.
		We have a wide selection of photographic images of apples which can be purchased for use as descriptive 'point of sale' signage suitable for Apple Days or similar events.
	www.brogdale.org.uk /plant_sales.php (203 words)

	VisitBritain - FFB Search (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The company is based at Brogdale Horticultural Trust in Faversham - the home of the National Fruit Collection.
		Classic Preserves Ltd is situated on the farm at the Brogdale Horticultural Trust in Faversham.
		Visitors to Brogdale Trust can take guided tours through the orchards which hold the largest collection of fruit trees and plants in the world.
	www.visitbritain.org /foodanddrinkve/Detail.asp?sel=301 (217 words)

	Temperature Set to Hit 100 Degrees - and Global Warming is to Blame
		The UK's air temperature record was set on 10 August 2003, when 100F was breached for the first time, with a reading of 101.3F (38.5C) at Brogdale, near Faversham in Kent.
		For most of the 20th century, British temperatures did not exceed the record of 98F (36.7C) set at Raunds in Northamptonshire on 9 August 1911.
		But on 3 August 1990, this was smashed when 98.8 F (37.1C) was recorded in Cheltenham, then broken again at Brogdale in 2003.
	www.commondreams.org /headlines06/0719-05.htm (1182 words)

	The National Gardens Scheme (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The Brogdale Horticultural Trust, registered charity, was formed in 1990 to establish a new International Fruit Centre, in the heart of the Garden of England.
		Developed from the former Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Experimental Horticultural Station, Brogdale has taken over a number of aspects of Ministry work, including the evaluation of new fruit varieties.
		The National and Heritage Fruit Collections comprise over 4,000 accessions of which the Apple collection of over 2000 varieties is the largest and one of the most diverse in the world.
	www.ngs.org.uk /ngs-bin/gardenq4.cgi?gardenID=14947 (215 words)

	UK Suppliers List
		Associate membership is available for individuals who are not makers but are interested in the association's aims.
		Brogdale Horticultural Trust is a registered charity on a former Ministry of Agriculture Station.
		It incorporates the National Fruit Collections (over 2,300 varieties of apples, 500 of pears, 350 of plums, and 220 of cherries as well as currants, gooseberries, nuts, medlars, and quinces).
	homepage.ntlworld.com /scrumpy/cider/supply.htm (795 words)

	Remaining Top Fruit List
		ME13 8XZ (Tel: 01795 591491) would be supplied between January and March, which is their time for lifting and planting bare-root trees, through Brogdale Horticultural Trust at www.brogdale.org.
		They may be grown as bush, half standard, standard, or fan-trained against a wall or fence.
		Brogdale Horticultural Trust has a Plum National Collection of 337 varieties and has a Plum Festival Event each August.
	homepage.mac.com /gardensbyivydene/Plants/remainingtopfrui.html (1724 words)

	The Apple Club Newsletter, Autumn 2006, Page 1
		Later they were relocated from Wisley to Brogdale between 1952 and 1954, when the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAFF) assumed complete funding.
		One of the interesting services now offered by staff at Brogdale is an apple identification service.
		There are knowledgeable guides to take you to the most interesting and attractive parts of the orchards to view the fruit varieties at various stages from blossom through to harvest time and you may be able to taste the fruit if you are there at the right time of year.
	www.theapplefarm.com /newsletter/0631.htm (528 words)

	Kent - Apple Day events
		Each year tonnes of fruit is destroyed because it doesn't conform to supermarket standards of uniformity and colour.
		The rare varieties of apple are from Brogdale's extensive orchards in Faversham.
		Also on the 8th, Brogdale Horticultural Trust will be displaying varieties of apples at the Franciscan Priory for the three weekends of the festival, along with lectures and workshops.
	www.england-in-particular.info /orchards/o-kent-a.html (1701 words)

	Information Sheet - Apple Facts
		Old English, recorded in 1204, was the main dessert apple in England well into the 18th century, being grown alongside its culinary counterpart Costard, the salesman for the crop being known as a costermonger.
		Brogdale houses the National Fruit Collection - more than 4000 varieties - with over 30 acres of orchards, and the largest collection of apple varieties in the world (more than 2100 dessert, culinary and cider).
		One of the earliest-flowering dessert apples at Brogdale is Vista, which is in bloom from about May 2nd; Idared, Discovery, Jonagold and Cox's Orange Pippin follow about a week later.
	www.ifr.bbsrc.ac.uk /public/FoodInfoSheets/applefacts.html (2010 words)

	Good Web Guide Review of Brogdale- home of the National Fruit Collection website
		Brogdale is home to the National Fruit Collections and this is their fascinating website.
		Based in Faversham in Kent, Brogdale has the largest collection of fruit trees in the world, with over 2000 different varieties of apple, hundreds of pear, plum, cherry and bush fruits as well as nuts and vines.
		Also on this site are details of when to visit, (Brogdale is open all year), Orchard Tours, Orchard Design and the Identification Service which Brogdale offers.
	www.thegoodwebguide.co.uk /index.php?rid=2531 (212 words)

	Thread Page
		One of the best and most reliable ways to identify apple varieties is to get help from the Brogdale, home of the British National Fruit Collection in Kent.
		Note: Special discount rates are available for personal callers during some of the special events held at Brogdale.
		It may well be worth it to become a member from the Friends of Brogdale if you want to use their services.
	www.the-tree.org.uk /MessageBoard/thread.php?id=207 (643 words)

	Wye College National Fruit Collections history (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The fruit collections assembled at Wisley were relocated to Brogdale between 1952 and 1954, when the Ministry of Agriculture (now the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, DEFRA) assumed complete funding.
		A programme of evaluating new varieties was combined with National Fruit Collections at the Brogdale Experimental Horticulture Station, which afforded the Station a world-wide reputation as an authority on temperate fruit varieties.
		However, the ownership of the Collections continues to remain with DEFRA, who support their maintenance and development through a research commission held jointly by Imperial College at Wye and the Brogdale Horticultural Trust.
	www.nfc.u-net.com /History.htm (344 words)

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