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Horticulture
- 2012
OrganicA Orchard Bud Stages
- OrganicA
Project Research Summaries, 2009-2011 -- presentations given
at the Organic Apple Session at the New England Vegetable and Fruit
Conference in Manchester, NH, on December 15, 2011.
- Whole
Farm Planning is a process integrating management decision making
with environmental, economic, and production concerns in mind in
order to balance profitability and environmental and social sustainability.
Organic
Whole Farm Planning (Ohio Ecological Farm & Food Association)
Successful
Whole Farm Planning (Great Lakes Basin Farm Planning Network)
- Organic
Apple Video Gallery
- 2011
OrganicA Orchard Bud Stages
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Update on OrganicA Project Research, 2009 & 2010.
A Slide (with Audio) Presentation at the Vermont Tree Fruit Growers
Annual Meeting, Feb. 8, 2011, Middlebury, VT. [Please
note: This Power Point presentation is very big. It
will take 8-10 minutes to download. Enjoy an organic
apple while you wait !!]
- 2010
OrganicA Orchard Bud Stages
- 2009
OrganicA Orchard Bud Stages
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Horticulturally -- what we have learned
(2009 Progress Report)
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Soil Health Management -- what we have learned
(2009 Progress Report)
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Organic Matter: Fuel for Your Soil
- Soil organic matter is the heart of a healthy productive soil.
Fertility, water availability, susceptibility of erosion, soil compaction,
and even resistance to disease all depend on soil organic matter!
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Pictorial Guide to Planting an Orchard
- A step-by-step narrative including some of the steps during first-year
maintenance.
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Pictorial Guide to Top-Grafting
an Orchard - A step-by-step narrative. Top-grafting is the
process of changing a tree from one cultivar to another by means
of grafting. It is done in the spring, shortly before new growth
starts.
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The
OrganicA Project: Preliminary "Top-Grafting" Results in
a Transitional Organic Apple Orchard (pdf)
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