All looking good in the Buddhahood!

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 Was round last night working away at our native Irish apple tree nursery and I really can believe how well they are all going!


This was my first time ever grafting apple trees and I couldn't be happier with the results!


As most of you know we have been kindly donated some land to plant up a community/memorial orchard just outside South Belfast for all these 300 or so native Irish apple trees to be planted up in. 

That is if we get enough funding otherwise we'll have to pot them up and sell them. Which is what I love about this project, whatever we cant get phantom planted we can pot them up for sale to you guys.


But I really would love to plant them all in one go at this new community/memorial orahard.

I have an idea of making this a prototype project that one day we could have these all over the country and beyond.


Places where families can come and eat some fruit of their past loved ones apple tree.

I want to be able to offer a service were the family can come and plant the tree also adding in past loved ones ashes in with the planting.

I've seen myself how much of a profound impact this has had with families in the past and I feel its something that needs to be made a service for grieving families and friends.


If you'd like a menorial tree at our orchard please get in touch. 


And please if you can support us in the GoFundMe link below. Would really appreciate it guys...


https://gofund.me/8ff491bb


I challenge you to phantom plant a tree!


Peace and love...


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