Producers & Members

Megginch Castle is home of the Research and Experimental orchard containing over 420 cultivars of Malus domestica.   Based in the Carse of Gowrie, which was the historical heart of Scottish apple production up until the mid twentieth century.  The Bloody Ploughman apple variety with a blood red flesh and an intriguing story, was bred at Megginch.

The National Trust for Scotland holds several significant collections of historic Apple cultivars, many include ancient trees from early in the 20th century or before.

Orchard Revival Ltd is Scotland’s charity for traditional orchards. It aims are to raise awareness to help the wider community to recognize the multiple benefits and value of orchards; local food, culture and social, health and wellbeing, heritage and history, economic, and biodiversity.

Phil’s expertise are Consultancy and fruit tree supply, West coast varieties, and establishing orchards in challenging ground and working within crofting systems.

Scottish Fruit Trees supplies finest apple, plum, pear and cherry trees across Scotland. This includes heritage, mainstream, and more specialist cider varieties and our list extends to about 250 varieties to suit the many and varied Scottish climates.   They also supply a range of soft fruit and hedging plants. 

Social Juice is a community interest company supported by dozens of volunteers.

Solsgirth Farm is a working farm with Aberdeen Angus cattle, farrowing sows and lambing ewes, a number of emu, Rhea, turkeys , ducks & chickens. Also 30-40 beehives & approximately 600 apple trees of various types. 

Christian Stolte is a producer of Apple cider with the Champagne method, from apples from Scottish gardens and has a small orchard in Cluny Castle.

Crafty Magpie Cider is a naturally fermented traditional cider and perry that contains only apples and pears grown in their own orchards at Stonehaven. They use their own natural and wild yeast to ferment the juice which is pressed at Glasslaw.