Living Permaculture | Katrina Mendrey

About this episode

Vanessa Harmony interviews Katrina Mendrey about her work in heritage fruit growing and the importance of fruit tree propagation.

Vanessa Harmony interviews Katrina Mendrey, a superhero in the realm of North American fruit growing and heritage orchards. Katrina previously oversaw the Montana Heritage Orchard Program and was a founding member of the Heritage Orchard Conference. They discuss Katrina's career path, the value of heritage fruit varieties, fruit tree propagation, and uncommon fruits to try growing in the West. Tune into Living Permaculture on KDNK, the third Monday of each month at 4pm.

People in this episode

Host: Vanessa Harmony

Guest: Katrina Mendrey

Topics covered

• fruit growing
• heritage orchards
• fruit tree propagation
• uncommon fruits
• North American agriculture

Keywords

• heritage fruit varieties
• Montana Heritage Orchard
• fruit tree propagation
• uncommon fruits
• KDNK

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Montana Heritage Orchard Program, Heritage Orchard Conference

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