Orchard Pruning Seeding 
Civil Eats
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
They had tasted the hit-or-miss wild varieties that grow in the fertile soil along the Susquehanna River, but got hooked during a visit to Deep Run, a Maryland orchard with a range of pawpaw cultivars among its 1,000 trees. The Canadian NC1 ripens early, with fewer smooth black seeds than other varieties. A pawpaw tree in winter.
Modern Farmer
JANUARY 15, 2024
Small footprint, big potential “Microgreens” is a term used to describe the tender, edible seedlings of various herbs, vegetables and grains typically seeded in shallow, soil-filled trays, grown under natural or artificial light, then harvested within two weeks of germination. One of Kupu’s two employees, she started orchard farming at 16.
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Modern Farmer
APRIL 1, 2024
You may even find a few trees or an orchard. Early European settlers in America brought with them apple seeds, which they planted to begin the first orchards. Most homesteads up and down and across the expanding United States had several apple trees, if not full orchards. A restored orchard of heritage apple trees.
CalCAN
AUGUST 10, 2023
Christine Gemperle, almond farmer and CalCAN advisor recently drove to Sacramento from her orchard in Ceres to testify in support of equipment sharing and sustainable agriculture investments alongside CalCAN staff. Yet, this equipment is usually needed only a few days out of the year.
Modern Farmer
DECEMBER 6, 2023
Processing berry pulp, from beak to butt, takes about 15 minutes, though, contrary to popular belief, most holly seeds do not depart through droppings. During a feeding frenzy, robins can regurgitate holly seeds more than 150 feet from the source. Plant a holly orchard and let nature do the work for you,” read one brochure.
Civil Eats
JUNE 29, 2023
” Center: Ramon Torres prunes blueberry bushes at the Tierra y Libertad cooperative. Left: A member of Familias Unidas por la Justicia prunes blackberry bushes in a Sakuma Brothers Farms field. On the farm there we plant our seeds for corn and potatoes in March, in the field, just using the hoe.
Modern Farmer
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
The mesquite trees’ seed pods can be ground into a sweet, protein-rich flour used to make bread, cookies, and pancakes. She pointed to the Philadelphia Orchard Project as an emblem of success. The food bank is also organizing workshops on growing, pruning, and harvesting, as well as courses on cooking with mesquite flour.
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