371: Save Your Back! Mechanical Harvesting of Apples

Small, Medium and Large Scale options for Mechanical Harvesting of Apples Cornell University Associate Professor of Horticulture Gregory Peck Ph.D and Angry Orchard Head Cidermaker Joe Gaynor provide an in depth study of mechanical tools for orchards of all sizes. The presentation took place at CiderCon2023. No need to be an orchardist to enjoy this … Read more

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356: Holistic Fruit Growers Roundtable | Maine Apple Camp

Discover Holistic Growing Practices Enjoy this roundtable discussion moderated by Glen Koehler with 4 holistic practitioners. This roundtable was recorded at Maine Apple Camp 2022. Holistic Panelist Eric Shatt – Redbyrd Cider Biodynamic Orchard in New York Kevin Clark – Rose Hill Farm, New York Jason Maanka – Know your Roots, New York Laura Sieger … Read more

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353: Apple Historian John Bunker Q&A | Maine Apple Camp

Preservation Tips from an Apple Historian John Bunker is a self identified Apple Historian and an Apple Detective, Author of numerous books on the topic of Apples and Founder of FEDCO Trees. In the previous podcast episode #352 John delivers an overview on the Successes and Challenges of the Maine Heritage Orchard over the past … Read more

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351: Cidermakers’ Roundtable | Maine Apple Camp

Enjoy this Roundtable Discussion w/4 makers from Maine Kris Hogg formally of Perennial Cider Bar in Maine moderates this panel discussion that was held at the Maine Apple Camp in August of 2022. The topics are wide ranging: cultivars/apples that you really like anything that you haven’t tried yet that you would like to experiment … Read more

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349: Super Power of Bradford Pear with Eliza Greenman

Any relation to the Greenman’s of Mystic, Connecticut? When fruit explorer and horticultural historian Eliza Greenman received a call from owners of an overgrown orchard asking if she was related to the Greenman’s who planted said orchard, it took her as she says, “down the rabbit hole”.  Greenman found that she was indeed distantly related … Read more