Dr. William Wolmer

Taking the debate wider and more globally, Dr William Wolmer, Managing Director of Blackmoor Estate in Hampshire will be discussing the carbon footprint of English orchards by variety and growing system based on work he conducted using SEEDA funding.

"The research has also allowed for the investigation and testing techniques by which top fruit growers and packers can reduce their energy usage and carbon emissions," he says.

Prior to taking on the 2,500 acre Blackmoor Estate business in 2005, Dr Wolmer spent 10 years working in rural development in Africa as a research fellow.
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11.00am Carbon Footprinting in Orchards Speaker: William Wolmer, managing director of Blackmoor Estate

Speaker: William Wolmer, Managing Director of Blackmoor Estate

William Wolmer, Blackmoor Estate, Hampshire....

William Wolmer, Blackmoor Estate, Hampshire. - www.blackmoorestate.co.uk

William Wolmer, Managing Director of the Blackmoor Estate, said: "We were already doing some work in this area when the call went out for growers to research climate change.
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Most importantly according to William, the research sets the record straight on the relative carbon footprints of English apples compared to imported fruit. "It confirms that eating English apples in season, that is between August and April, leaves the lowest carbon footprint," he says. The object of the Sector Champion research is to extend the results to other growers and share best practice. If you are a fruit grower and would like to know more, you can contact William Wolmer on 01420 476003 or email williamwolmer@blackmoorestate.co.uk.