Klooga residents collect one and a half tonnes of apples for school juice

Residents of Klooga, a settlement in Estonia, collected at least 1.5 tonnes of apples in an autumn campaign. The harvest is intended to yield about 600 litres of natural juice, which is to be served to schoolchildren in winter. The results were reported on Saturday by "Aktuaalne kaamera", the news programme of Estonian public broadcaster ERR.

How the drive worked

The organisers had urged locals not to leave their apples unused. After that appeal, residents began handing in their fruit for the shared campaign, and in the end at least a tonne and a half was gathered.

Participants processed the apples themselves. They washed and sorted the fruit, then crushed it, pressed out the juice and prepared it for storage.

What the juice is for

The organisers expect the juice made this autumn to become part of school meals in winter. In this way, the fruit collected in the autumn is meant to reach children at school during the cold season.

The source does not say how many people took part, which school or schools will receive the juice, or exactly when it will be served. It states only that about 600 litres of juice are planned and that it is intended for school catering in winter.