‘Some Interesting Apples Taste Trial’
October 18 @ 11:00 am – 3:00 pm
On Saturday, 18 October, Kestle Barton will host the fifth annual ‘Some Interesting Apples‘ pomological exhibition and taste trials – led by William Arnold, James Fergusson and Caitlin DeSilvey. Participants will be guided through a taste trial of selected seedling feral apples and invited to collectively ponder the possible relevance of these chance fruits in a climate-changed future. The trials will contribute to the ongoing development of the project and findings will be lodged in the trial archive. A simple lunch and cider tasting are available. Book here.
The session will end with an optional tour of the Wilding Mother Orchard at Penarvon, where selected apples identified through previous taste trials are being propagated in a dedicated orchard, in partnership with the National Trust and Forest for Cornwall. Public donations of fruit – strictly those grown from accidental seedlings NOT orchard or garden apples – are highly encouraged. In order to consider your apple for inclusion in the trials we require a minimum of four unbruised fruit and a ///what.three.words geotagged location. For details of how to submit please contact Kestle Barton or drop your apples off at the Environment and Sustainability Institute on the University of Exeter’s Penryn Campus (w3w///fields.clicker.young) from October 6 to 13. For more information and to book a place on the trials please visit: https://www.kestlebarton.co.uk/arts-and-events/some-interesting-apples-2025/.