The course is aimed at people in Bristol and the South West who are keen to learn all the skills needed to design, plant and maintain a community orchard.
Our aim is to involve and support local community spaces wherever possible and the course will include a one day tour of some of Bristol’s delightful orchards.

CICO is a unique Level 3 training course, run by The Orchard Project and accredited by Crossfields Institute. Our popular, expert-led course combines high-quality online learning with six action-packed face-to-face training days over 11 months. (Most of the days will be run at Grow Wilder, but please direct enquiries to The Orchard Project)

Participants will learn everything they need to design, plant and maintain a vibrant community orchard, with the flexibility to do most of the learning at home, from over 100 online resources.