When All Else Fails…The Blueberry Prevails!
Whats more American than blueberries? In fact, blueberries symbolize American fruit Even ripening is a favorable characteristic which makes for quick pickin’… culture more than any other fruit and...
View ArticleNew Moon: Ground Cherries, Orgonite, Black Currant Tincture, and More…
Its been a few weeks since my last post and I’ve been itching to release some fresh ideas and photos. Things have been a bit crazy lately with selling plants at the farmers markets and working on new...
View ArticleFall IS Here, But Apples Are Not…
Today marks the autumnal equinox and now its official— fall is here! In retrospect the summer seemed to have went by in fast motion as it started abruptly with an early spring and now its concluding...
View ArticleOctober Update: New Podcast, Articles, & More!!!
Now the autumnal shift is fully present and unavoidable as the trees show their gorgeous display of fall colors and days get cooler. However this is still a busy time of year…even with some 75% of the...
View ArticleFall Closure, Garden Update, & New Podcast
Winter is coming and you can feel it in the air. While Hurricane Sandy was wreaking havoc on the east coast Michigan got hit with serious winds, heavy rain, and some hail. That storm swooped away the...
View ArticleMichael Phillips Holistic Orchard DVD Review
Michael Phillips is an organic orchardist, consultant, and writer who has titled two popular fruit growing books— The Apple Grower (Chelsea Green 2005) and The Holistic Orchard (Chelsea Green 2011)....
View ArticleFruit Tree Polycultures: Summer Pomona Feature
POMONA The Member-Written, Quarterly Journal of North American Fruit Explorers (NAFEX) Vol. XLVI, No. 3, Summer 2013 Fruit Tree Polycultures Trevor Newman tnewman92@gmail.com (P) 248-535-9419 (F)...
View ArticleCider Rant & Review: Adam’s by Shepard’s Hard Cyder
With the conclusion of the growing season I am starting to focus more energy on renovating the website, adding new podcasts, and writing more— with that I am introducing a new aspect to the blogroll,...
View ArticleBOOK REVIEW: The New Cider Maker’s Handbook by Claude Jolicoeur
My enthusiasm for cider drinking, cider-making, and everything involved in the culture of cider, is ever expanding and one resource that’s been monumental for me is The New Cider Maker’s Handbook by...
View ArticleCider Review: J.K.’s Scrumpy Orchard Gate Gold
This weeks cider review comes from Flushing Michigan’s finest: Almar Orchards. Almar is one of the few certified organic apple orchards in southeast MI. Using integrated pest management the Koan family...
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