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Here are some worthy web connections that will help community orchardists to grow the good fruit. Apple enthusiasts will love the lore on some of these sites. You can seemingly roam forever by following the additional links to be found in this virtual orchard.

Business sponsors of the network are marked by an orange pippin by their listing. We encourage fruit growers to take this into account when choosing suppliers.

Take heed of the member listing boxes (w/ russet apples) as well. Network growers selling trees especially deserve our consideration!

Tree Suppliers

Bioregional Nurseries
Peruse this extensive listing for all sorts of fruit trees FIRST! Scionwood and smaller bundles of rootstock are often available from our earth savvy growers as well.

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Fedco Trees, ME No one puts out a better tree catalog than my friends in Maine. Heirloom and cider apples on Antonovka rootstock, along with modern cultivars on clonal stock. I love how this cooperative effort enables small farmers to make a living working with trees. The vintage artwork coupled with intriguing tree lore throughout the catalog adds to the fun.

Rootstock: Copenhaven Farms, OR

Rootstock: Sierra Gold, CA

Rootstock: Treco, OR

Rootstock: Willamette Nurseries, OR

Saint Lawrence Nurseries, NY Tree people in the know seek out this nursery for northern hardy varieties on seedling rootstock. Check out the wide array of edible landscape plants and nuts as well, all organically-grown and fungally blessed.

Trees of Antiquity, CA Folks desiring to plant organically-grown fruit trees need to know about this nursery. The varietal selection at Trees of Antiquity is off the charts. Apples are on MM.111 rootstock, a personal favorite.

Organic resources

Aggrand Natural Fertilizers, AK

Agriculture Solutions, ON

Arbico Organics, AZ

Douglas Plant Health, MO

Eldora Organic , CO

Fertrell Fertilizers, PA

Harmony Farm Supply, CA

MicroLife Fertilizer, TX

Natural Organic Warehouse, MO

North Country Organics, VT My holistic path has been bound to the soil insights shared by Paul Sachs at North Country Organics. Check out this earth-friendly supplier of organic fertilizer and more throughout the Northeast. Soluble seaweed extract in bulk (20kg) is a winning proposition for community orchardists.

Ohio Earth Food, OH

Organic Grower Supply, ME

Peaceful Valley Farm Supply, CA

Phylom BioProducts, CA

Purple Cow Organics, WI

Seven Springs Farm, VA Looking for innovative organic products all in one place? Seven Springs Farm will have it, competitively priced, with friendly delivery options. Consider use of Grandevo as part of an integrated curculio plan. Plug into a full array of foliar formulations. Save big on a pallet order of soil amendments.

Fungal support

Big Foot Mycorrhizae, OR

Bio Organics, PA Mycorrhizal fungi launch many health connections in the orchard. A diverse range of endo species is essential. BioOrganics' root dip inoculum makes this fun.

Bio-Dynamic Solutions, NH

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Compostwerks, NY

Drammatic Fish Hydrosylate, WI

Mycorrhizal Applications, OR

NeemResource.com, MN Our go-to source for unadulterated pure 100% neem oil and karanja oil in North America is Ahimsa Organics. Whole plant medicine rocks!

Neptune's Harvest, MA

Nutri-Tech Solutions, Aus

Organic Gardener's Pantry, BC

Organic Gem, MA Cold-processed fish hydrolysate contains enzymes, hormones, and vital fats for plants and microbes. OG's distribution network keeps shipping costs reasonable.

Pacific Gro, WA

Progressive Farms, NC

Rocky Mountain BioAg, CO

Root Rescue, ON

SCD Probiotics, MO

Schafer Freshwater Fisheries, IL

Simplici-Tea Brewers, WA

Tainio Biologicals, WA

TeraGanix EM-1, TX

Terra Biotics, NM

Mineralization and foliar uptake

Advancing Eco-Agriculture, OH

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Agri-Dynamics, PA

Baicor Trace Foliars, UT

BioAg Fulvic and Humic Solutions, OR

Build-A-Soil, CO

Fertilgold Organics, AZ

Organic Approach, PA

Rock Dust Local, VT Remineralize your orchard and farm! Volcanic rock, bulk gypsum, ocean calcium, bio-char and more. I make use of soluble basalt in holistic sprays to provide a haven for arboreal microbes. The bonus comes in upping available silica while enhancing paramagnetic energies around the trees.

Zook Molasses Company, PA

Ecosystem connections

Cover Crop Solutions, PA

Discover Regeneration

Ernst Seeds, PA

Nantahala Comfrey, NC

North Creek Nurseries, PA

Spence Restoration Nursery, IN

Tree Stewards
These arborists and landscape companies will tend to your trees with the health of the ecosystem in mind.

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Orchard equipment

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Baldwin Apple Ladders, ME

Best Angle Tree Stakes, PA

CSP Forestry, LA

Deer Fencing Supply, SC

Deerbusters, PA

Earth Tools, KY Joel Dufour at Earth Tools has long been the man to ask about small farm equipment. Working with top-notch implements for two-wheel tractors is a blast. And when it comes to service, even from afar, you'll quickly get what you need to be back doing what needs to be done.

Forestry Suppliers, MS

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Fruit Tree Covers, UT

One Scythe Revolution, WI

Orchard Equipment & Supply, MA

Pak Tank Sprayers, OR

Peach Ridge Orchard Supply, MI

Plantra, MN Looking for mesh vole guards or effective bird netting? How about a tree growing tube that gets beyond deer browse? The Plantra team offers a full array of intelligent options.

Provide Agro, ONT

Scythe Supply, ME Swinging a sharp scythe into lush orchard grass is righteous work. Swish. Working with a euro-style tool from Scythe Supply is what makes this happy. Swish.

Tallman Aluminum Ladders

Wallenstein Chippers, ONT

Wellscroft Fence Systems, NH

Wilson Irrigation & Orchard Supply

Advisory services

Apical Crop Science

Crop Services International What's fun about working with Dane Terrill in Michigan is knowing that his recommendations spring from a biological perspective. A crop advisor who integrates soil and sap analysis into a practical fertility plan without trying to sell you every product under the sun, well, that's the guy to trust.

Douglas Plant Health

EarthFort Bioassay

Harringtons Organic Land Care

Orchard Mentors
Network advisors can help steer your orcharding efforts in a healthy direction.

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Soil Foodweb New York

Texas Plant & Soil Lab

Waypoint Analytical

Wood's End Laboratories

Big Ag distributors

Forestry Distributing

Helena Chemical

N. M. Bartlett (Canada)

Nutrien Ag Solutions

WinField United

Regional grower’s guides and pest identification

All Abuzz about Bugs!

Organic and Integrated Tree Fruit Production

Pennsylvania Tree Fruit Production Guide

Tree Fruit & Berry Pathology

Insect monitoring and pollination

Ag-Bio (unique traps)

Ashridge Pollination Checker

BioLogic Nematodes

Compatible Pollinizers

Evergreen Growers Supply

Gempler's IPM Supply

Great Lakes IPM

Natural Insect Control

Natures Good Guys

Pacific Biocontrol

The Xerces Society

Cider connections

Avalon Cider Press

Correll Cider Presses

Goodnature Juice Equipment

Healthy Ciders
The cider revolution is well underway! Lift a glass with these farm-based cideries.

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Old Scrumps Cider House

Vigo Presses (Britain)

Voran (Austria)

Wittenham Hill Cider Portal

Varietal showcase

Community Orchards
Taste many amazing varieties at the orchards of these holistic growers

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Heirloom Orchardist

Heritage and Rare Fruit Network

Ike's Perspective

Midwest Apple Improvement Association

Fruit Literature

Good Fruit Grower

Great Lakes Fruit Growers News

Holistic Orcharding Bookshelf
Upright knowledge for all fruit growers seeking to grasp healthy tree dynamics.

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