Fruit Growing Simplified

Posted by on August 20, 2012

Join us for FRUIT GROWING SIMPLIFIED with Lee Reich at the SHARE Orchard, Aug 22!

Want to grow delicious, healthy fruit without chemical sprays and other intensive management strategies?  The Philadelphia Orchard Project is bringing orchard all-star Lee Reich to town to lead this exciting workshop, which will cover simplified fruit growing from a number of angles: fruit and varietal selection, pruning, soil, site, and natural pest management.  Learn Lee’s top ten fruits for easy and productive orchards!

Lee Reich, PhD is an avid farmdener (more than a gardener, less than a farmer) who turned from plant and soil research with the USDA and Cornell University to writing, lecturing, and consulting.  His books include A NORTHEAST GARDENER’S YEAR,THE PRUNING BOOK, WEEDLESS GARDENING,UNCOMMON FRUITS FOR EVERY GARDEN, LANDSCAPING WITH FRUIT, and GROW FRUIT NATURALLY.  He writes regularly for Associated Press and publications such as FINE GARDENING and HORTICULTURE.  His garden has been featured in such publications as the NEW YORK TIMES and MARTHA STEWART LIVING, has won awards from NATIONAL GARDENING and ORGANIC GARDENING magazines, and has been included in “Open Days” tours of the Garden Conservancy.

Host site SHARE is the largest distributor of emergency food in the region and home to Nice Roots, a multi-faceted urban demonstration farm that includes orchards with a wide variety of fruits.

RSVP at: http://www.phillyorchards.org/volunteer/schedule