Written by the long-time manager of the highly regarded Alan Chadwick Garden at the University of California, Santa Cruz, this substantial primer covers everything a home gardener needs to know about organically growing fruit trees including apple, pear, peach, plum, apricot, nectarine, cherry, citrus, and more.
ORIN MARTIN is manager of the three-acre Alan Chadwick Garden (home
of 600 fruit trees) at the Center for Agroecology and Sustainable
Farming Systems at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and
manager of the orchard at UCSC's Farm & Garden. Since 1977, he has
taught classes, lectures, and workshops to thousands of home
gardeners, apprentices, students, and budding farmers who have gone
on to found and lead organic farms, teaching gardens, and food
justice projects around the country and the world. MANJULA MARTIN,
Orin's daughter, is a writer, managing editor of the literary
magazine Zoetrope- All-Story, and editor of the book Scratch-
Writers, Money, and the Art of Making a Living.
STEPHANIE MARTIN is a painter and printmaker living on the
California coast with her husband, Orin Martin. Her intaglio
etchings depict the flora and avifauna of her native landscape.
“An excellent guide for those of us who are ‘addicted’ to the joys,
pleasures, and sweat of growing tree fruit—a sweet blend of the
skills and art required to grow the perfect peach (or apple,
citrus, fig ...)”
—David Mas Masumoto, organic fruit farmer and author of Epitaph for
a Peach, Wisdom of the Last Farmer, and Changing Season
“Like the best teacher you’ve ever had, Orin Martin knows how to
light the fire. Yes, this beautifully written and illustrated
little book provides clear instructions for planting an orchard. It
lovingly introduces you to more than a hundred varieties of fruit.
But it is so much more. It’s about the power of observation,
talking to our neighbors, and investing in our food, families, and
Mother Earth.”
—NPR’s The Kitchen Sisters (Nikki Silva & Davia Nelson)
“The opportunity to learn from one of the great organic farmers is
an opportunity not to be missed! The UCSC Farm & Garden has always
been a place of joy, awe, and wonder for me; this book captures the
thought process and techniques that help us understand the unseen
beneath our feet.”
—Nell Newman, founder of Newman’s Own Organics
"Here you have all the practical tools to create your own orchard
of any size—information on rootstocks, pruning, thinning, and a
thrilling array of varieties—but moreover, you have Orin's wise and
gently wry voice to guide you through it."
—Alice Waters, chef, author, food activist, and founder of Chez
Panisse restaurant
“In this book, Orin Martin gives us his true mastery of trees. Here
is a man who lived his life working in paradise, took care of the
land, and planted an orchard. His gifts: the Chadwick Garden, and
this book to be shared by all.”
—Karen Washington, co-owner of Rise & Root Farm and cofounder of
Black Urban Growers
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