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Towards Organic Fruit Management in New England: Holistic Decision making for Regenerative Fruit Practices
September 30, 2021 @ 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Hosted by Quonquont Farm: 9 North St., Whately
Connor Stedman from Appleseed Permaculture and Farm Manager Leslie Harris will share insights and practices from Quontquont Farm’s efforts to innovate new IPM and organic pest management strategies. Participants will engage in activity with their own current growing challenges or circumstances. The farm tour portion of the workshop will focus on Quonquont’s sustainable apple and 2 acre blueberry production systems, while workshop exercises will be applicable to a wide range of fruit and nut crops.
Target Audience: Smaller scale blueberry and pome fruit growers looking to transition towards organic production, regenerative agriculture, and/or permaculture practices.
Presenters:
Connor Stedman, Principal and Lead Designer at Appleseed Permaculture
Leslie Harris, Farm Manager at QuonQuont Farm