7 reasons to grow heritage and heirloom apples
By planting a heritage or heirloom apple variety in your garden, you can help preserve varieties that might otherwise be lost.
Learn to love your weeds
Weeds provide many uses and benefits, both to you as a gardener and to the many creatures who live in your soil.
Making organic yummy things: value-adding for fun and profit
Value-adding can turn your raw fruit (and vegetables) into a wide range of products you can use, sell, or give away.
What should your fruit trees look like in spring?
Are your fruit trees healthy this spring? Knowing what to look for and what’s “normal” will help you stay on track with your fruit tree care.
The joy of growing your own fruit trees
Growing your own fruit trees is a wonderful life-long hobby, but if you can’t grow your own, try to buy from a local nursery.
Creating community through gardening
Fruit growing in your backyard can be very solitary, but community gardening can be a great way to come together to share skills & grow food.
