by Amy Vergillo | Mar 6, 2019
Join our Team!We are hiring for a Post-Harvest Coordinator/Nursery Assistant to join our team as soon as possible in the New Year. See the job posting with full details below. Application review will begin Mar. 18th; position is open until filled.2019 Post-Harvest...
by Terry Maczuga | Mar 4, 2019
One of the many programs that help train new farmers in our community is Food to Bank On, part of Sustainable Connections’ Food and Farming Program. Food to Bank On is a 3-year business training program for aspiring farmers. Farmers learn business skills through...
by Terry Maczuga | Feb 12, 2019
“What the heck is a rootstock? ” It is not uncommon for us to hear this from our customers buying fruit trees. Deciding which rootstock to use is one of the complexities of planting fruit trees. In simple terms, fruit trees are produced by joining the wood...
by Terry Maczuga | Jan 17, 2019
Peach Leaf curl is caused by the fungus Taphrina deformans. The spores of the fungus lodge in the bud scales of peach and nectarine trees in the summer, overwintering there until the tree begins to break dormancy. At that time, the new leaf tissues are infected,...
by Terry Maczuga | Jan 10, 2019
Scouting, or looking for pest and disease problems on plants, is an important part of good orchard management. Winter is a good time to look at your fruit trees without their leafy clothing hiding problems. In our rainy climate, all manner of fungal and bacterial...
