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This self-sufficient orchard idea makes growing fruit surprisingly easy – even in a small yard

A self-sufficient orchard might sound like something reserved for rolling acres and rural idylls, but the reality is far more encouraging. With the right approach, even a modest yard can become a ...
Los Angeles Times

He turned his weed-filled yard into a low-water jungle of fruit trees

Artist-teacher-gardener Jose Ramirez never considered a lawn for his Boyle Heights home. Instead, he created a smorgasbord landscape of fruit. This is no ordinary orchard, with trees carefully spaced ...
Outside

If You’re Not Picking Heritage Fruit, You Should Be

At the end of August I get the call. “The apricots are ready,” my mom says excitedly. I grab a few buckets, jump in my car, and drive the 100 or so miles from my home in Dillon, Colorado, to her place ...
Modern Farmer

Tiny Orchards & Potted Fruit Trees

It is truly AMAZING how much fruit diminutive (a.k.a. dwarf, tiny) trees can produce in a small amount of space. This is great news for urban and suburban farmers, even if you are farming in pots on a ...
The Conversation

‘Noah’s arks’ for fruit trees: How conservation orchards preserve and boost biodiversity

The COP16 biodiversity conference opened on October 21, 2024. The UN conference is an opportunity to highlight that biodiversity is crucial for ensuring a sustainable food system. However, it is ...
Modern Farmer

11 Fruit Tree Pruning Secrets That Will Increase Your Yield

Orcharding requires effort, but the resulting yields of fresh fruit make it all worthwhile. One of the most important aspects of growing fruit trees is pruning. This applies to large commercial and ...
Gothamist

Open Orchard art project aims to restore NYC’s long-lost fruit trees

Beside a blue fence in the back of the East Fourth Street Community Garden in Kensington, a skinny, leafless little tree pokes optimistically up from the Brooklyn soil. At this point, the sapling ...