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Sandy Bar Ranch & Nursery - California seller of organic bareroot fruit and nut trees, including heirloom varieties.

We have a homestead ranch on the Klamath River where we grow much of our own food and trial the many varieties that we produce and offer in this catalog. I’ve worked in organic agriculture for over 20 years as a grower, instructor, consultant and organic farm inspector. I’ve always loved trees for their permanence and beauty and for the abundance they provide. My wife, Blythe, is an avid gardener and was involved in organic foods in San Francisco.

Gurney's Seed & Nursery Co. P.O. Box 4178, Greendale, IN 47025-4178
(513) 354-1491     Fax: (513) 354-1493

Henry Field's Seed & Nursery Co., P.O. Box 397, Aurora, IN 47001-0397  Order: (513) 354-1494
Customer Service: (513) 354-1495   Fax: (513) 354-1496 Carries a large selection of fruit varieties including several new releases not available to the commercial market.

Bluebird Orchard & Nursery. 4711 3-Mile Rd. NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49525, tel. 616-837-9598 Tim Strickler, Owner, sells scionwood from 170+ apple cultivars, both old and new varieties, and including numerous old southern apples and unique local varieties. (Although the nursery has a Michigan address, the orchards are located in southwestern Virginia, zone 6.) Price list free  email .

NEW!
The Apple Grower: A Guide for the Organic Orchardist
by Michael Phillips
2005 Updated, expanded, and revised edition, 256 320pages, $40, many color photos, charts / diagrams.

US	Canada	Elsewhere
$44.00	$49.00	$51.00

Even in these health-conscious times, with demand for organically grown foods fast increasing, it's still hard to find a good-tasting, locally grown, organic apple. Faced with an impressive rogue's gallery of potential insect pests--curculio, codling moth, and others--most orchard "experts" will tell you flat out that growing apples organically is impossible.

For decades fruit growers have sprayed their trees with toxic chemicals in an attempt to control a range of insect and fungal pests. Yet it is possible to grow apples responsibly, by applying the intuitive knowledge of our great-grandparents with the fruits of modern scientific research and innovation.

Fortunately, Michael Phillips and growers like him didn't listen. For several years now, Phillips has been "doing the impossible" at Lost Nation Orchard in Northern New Hampshire--growing apples successfully using no artificial pesticides or fertilizers. His secret lies in hard work, creative marketing, and a willingness to observe and learn from nature. The definitive guide to growing apples wisely, naturally, and with gentle impact on the earth.

Since The Apple Grower first appeared in 1998, orchardist Michael Phillips has continued his research with apples, which have been called “organic’s final frontier.” In this new edition of his widely acclaimed work, Phillips delves even deeper into the mysteries of growing good fruit with minimal inputs. Some of the cuttingedge topics he explores include:

* The use of kaolin clay as an effective strategy against curculio and borers, as well as its limitations
* Creating a diverse, healthy orchard ecosystem through understory management of plants, nutrients, and beneficial microorganisms
* How to make a small apple business viable by focusing on heritage and regional varieties, value-added products, and the “community orchard” model

The author’s personal voice and clear-eyed advice have already made The Apple Grower a classic among small-scale growers and home orchardists. In fact, anyone serious about succeeding with apples needs to have this updated edition on their bookshelf.