Leen Soenen also did not want her apples to be lost: “We thought it was more useful to have apple juice made of it. That way we can enjoy it all year round.”
According to Jurgen Vanlerberghe, chairman of Regional Landscape Westhoek vzw, the interest is a positive signal: “It shows that people are really looking for a destination for their surplus fruit.”
Next week, Ypres also will have the opportunity to convert their surpluses into apple juice. Then a new fruit hub is organized on the parking in Citadelstraat.