Caring for Fruit Trees with Orchard People's Susan Poizner Ep 195

About this episode

Amy Bolduc (Fagan) interviews Susan Poizner about best practices for caring for fruit trees and her inspiring community gardening story.

I was so looking forward to talking with Susan Poizner - I've heard so many times that the first thing you should do on a homestead is plant perennial fruits, so I wanted to make sure we/I know the best practices, And Susan's story about learning about fruit tree care is so incredible. Susan planted fruit trees in her city park in an empty space, only to hear from some community people that they didn't want it. She did it anyway, and created this beautiful community of education, appreciation...

People in this episode

Host: Amy Bolduc (Fagan)

Guest: Susan Poizner

Topics covered

• fruit trees
• homesteading
• community gardening
• education
• perennial fruits

Keywords

• fruit tree care
• homestead
• perennial fruits
• community education
• gardening practices

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