One of the most troublesome of all apple and pear pests an organic orchardist might expect to encounter is the CODLING MOTH aka Cydia pomonella. If you only learn about one orchard pest this year, let it be this one.

Spotlight on Spotted Wing Drosophila. Monitor, Trap, and Control Infestation Using Organic Growing Practices.

A Versatile DIY Tool That Can Extend The Growing Season & Protect Your Plants From Critters & Weather Extremes!

The One Way Anchor Wire Vice.

A magical little piece of hardware that will simplify your trellis build and keep your support wires tight.

Do you know how to identify FRUIT BUDS on your apple and pear trees? Knowing where your tree plans to produce fruit is an important first step when it comes to pruning!

ARE YOU NEW TO FRUIT TREE PRUNING AND NOT SURE WHAT TOOLS YOU NEED TO GET STARTED?
You’re not alone! Most incoming arboretum volunteers ask for guidance when it comes to stocking their tool kit.

They’re round, they’re shiny, they’re intensely orange!
Nothing quite says “autumn” like the sight of these beautiful glowing orbs lighting up the bare branches of the orchard. What on earth are we talking about, you may ask? No, we don’t mean pumpkins, although those are festive too. We’re talking PERSIMMONS, of course!

Channel your inner medieval food grower and learn all about this forgotten fruit that even today still grows well right here in the Pacific Northwest!

Your beautiful orchard is teeming with all kinds of creepy crawly critters & fungal covered mummies!
Eeek, ewe, very spooky!

Hold onto your horses! Could this really be the healthiest apple of them all? Crabapples on pizza? What next!?

Mouth Watering Recipes To Inspire Your Bounty!
Highlights Of The Harvest This Month:
Apples, Pears, Aronia, Elderberry, & Cornelian Cherry

Phew ~It’s Getting Ripe In Here! How MATURE Are You Feeling Today? Is It Still Too Early, Or Is This Joke Just Past It’s Prime?

Watercore, Codling Moth, Bruising, Oh my! Read on to learn about the joys of UGLY FRUIT!

Getting figgy with it! Preservation tips & recipes to get you excited about figs in the kitchen.

We know how hopeful you are that your first grafts are successful, and as fellow grafters we are here "rooting" for you!

That unmistakable tap tap tapping sound. A woodpecker drilling away at one of the trees in your beloved orchard. Is it time for panic or celebration?