Organic Orcharding Seminar
Presented by Michael Phillips
This all day seminar will consist of three 90 minute sessions that will run concurrently with the regular conference workshop program.
Participants will be asked to register for this seminar specifically and to attend all three sessions. It will not be permitted to attend just one of the sessions.
Registration to this seminar will include entrance to all the other conference activities including the keynote speech, exhibit area and NOFA/Mass annual meeting.
Registration will open in early fall. Please watch this website for updated information.
Part 1 - Orchard Health
Our primary role as orchardists is to build system health. Understory management that embraces forest edge ecology is critical when it comes to getting a leg up on fruit tree diseases. Equally telling is the nutrient density - and flavor! - of the apples we then harvest for our families and communities. We will learn about fungal allies, root relationships, soil balance, and the biodiversity that makes good fruit possible no matter what your level of experience.
Part 2 - Holistic Disease Management
Fruit tree diseases, unchecked by holistic understanding, can wreak havoc in the orchard. We'll take an in-depth look at how the organic grower can keep apple scab, rusts, and rots from developing on the fruit to a reasonable minimum. Utilizing pure neem oil, liquid fish, effective microbes and fermented herbal brews allows us to leave behind the mineral fungicides of 'Old School Organics" for the most part. These are exciting times to be growing healthy fruit!
Part 3 - Walk through the Orchard Season
Successfully growing fruit for your family starts off sounding so "awfully complicated"….yet becomes pretty straight forward when you get the basics right. Understanding the timing and underlying principles becomes clear when set within the framework of the orchard calendar. Major insect challenges can be resolved safely and organically when you perceive who, what and when. This concluding workshop is filled with practical information for growing apples and other tree fruits right from the get-go.
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