Farmbrite

JUNE 19, 2023

Starting a Fruit Orchard on Your Farm Growing fruit trees or nut trees on your farm is a great way to be more self-sufficient and a great way to add items to your CSA, use the unwanted fruit to supplement feed for your animals, sell at your local farmers market or for personal use. Fruit trees need lots of sun and space to grow properly.

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Food Tank

DECEMBER 9, 2024

My Grandpa, My Tree, and Me by Roxanne Troup, illustrated by Kendra Binney On Grandpas orchard, one tree stands out among the rest: the pecan tree that he planted the day his granddaughter was born. And an opening chapter introduces readers to the equipment and ingredients they will need to get started. Outdoor Farm, Indoor Farm by Lindsay H.

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Civil Eats

JANUARY 8, 2024

Next, they purchased a no-drill seeder together, and it allowed them to plant rows of grain directly into orchards and pastures without tilling, a practice known to benefit the soil. Similarly, buying a no-till drill allowed Gonzales-Siemens to expand the use of cover crops in his orchards and further protect the soil. “[The

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Caff

OCTOBER 22, 2024

They’ve taken a somewhat experimental approach in the orchard to see what grows best, and found that jujubes, apricots, and pomegranates thrived while apples and chestnuts didn’t do well due to the heat of the region and plums were too susceptible to disease.

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Farmbrite

JULY 18, 2024

Orchard grass hay is soft as well as palatable and good for animals with respiratory issues or animals that are picky or need variety in their meals. Orchard Grass Hay: A soft, palatable hay that's good for horses with respiratory issues. Orchard Grass Hay: Similar to Timothy, but softer and more palatable.

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Modern Farmer

JULY 10, 2023

Orchards, vines and other perennials cultivated as long-term investments have steadily replaced ephemeral crops such as tomatoes and cotton, which are far less costly to sacrifice or replace. She points to wide-scale implementation of anaerobic digesters, which capture methane from sealed manure lagoons to create biogas.

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Modern Farmer

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Johnson added trees to grazing land to create silvopastures, enhanced existing windbreaks and planted a micro-orchard with fruit and nut trees. Photos courtesy of Wil Crombie) Manure from the fowl helps fertilize the silvopastures and fields, and the chickens help with pest control by eating insects and grubs.

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