Newsletter
Welcome to Pre-Fall
It’s not quite Fall on the calendar, yet the orchard season has most decidedly shifted - from all that luscious stone fruit to the satisfying weight and heft of heirloom...
Welcome to Pre-Fall
It’s not quite Fall on the calendar, yet the orchard season has most decidedly shifted - from all that luscious stone fruit to the satisfying weight and heft of heirloom...
Transience & Permanence
Most of you know our orchard specialty is growing close to 200 varieties of fruit trees. Almost all of our trees are planted bare root in the winter, in February...
Transience & Permanence
Most of you know our orchard specialty is growing close to 200 varieties of fruit trees. Almost all of our trees are planted bare root in the winter, in February...
Ugly Heirloom Fruits
Here’s the truth - heirloom fruit is often less than perfect on the surface, and sometimes, just downright ugly. The russeted skin of an old apple variety seems rough and...
Ugly Heirloom Fruits
Here’s the truth - heirloom fruit is often less than perfect on the surface, and sometimes, just downright ugly. The russeted skin of an old apple variety seems rough and...
Pear Picking & Ripening
Have you ever picked or bought pears that were rock hard, and stayed that way? How about the super mushy yet gritty ones? Yeah. Blech. Those were pears that were...
Pear Picking & Ripening
Have you ever picked or bought pears that were rock hard, and stayed that way? How about the super mushy yet gritty ones? Yeah. Blech. Those were pears that were...
Thorn and Bloom: All About Growing Roses
Let’s get this straight: roses are a symbol for love for most excellent reasons. They are difficult, they are cruel, and they will cut you. And yet, the sight and...
Thorn and Bloom: All About Growing Roses
Let’s get this straight: roses are a symbol for love for most excellent reasons. They are difficult, they are cruel, and they will cut you. And yet, the sight and...
Fruit Thinning, AKA: How to Kill the Many to Be...
Spring has sprung, and sprouted, and splattered weeds everywhere, to create the glorious verdant blanket of the season. For the first time ever, I am feeling somewhat on top of...
Fruit Thinning, AKA: How to Kill the Many to Be...
Spring has sprung, and sprouted, and splattered weeds everywhere, to create the glorious verdant blanket of the season. For the first time ever, I am feeling somewhat on top of...