Blake Cothron

Pawpaws (eBook, ePUB)

The Complete Growing and Marketing Guide

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

"With this valuable book, you can pawpaw your own food forests, restoring the diversity, abundance, and climate we all need." -Albert Bates, permaculture instructor, ecovillage designer, author of The Biochar Solution Pawpaws is the first in-depth guide to small-scale commercial cultivation of pawpaws. Also known as Indiana bananas or hipster bananas, this almost forgotten fruit, native to North America, is making a huge comeback with foodies, chefs, craft brewers, and discerning fruit-lovers. Written by, and for, the organic grower, coverage includes:

• Botany and the cultural history of pawpaws
• Orchard siting and planning
• Choosing the best-quality nursery trees
• Descriptions of over fifty cultivars
• Propagation and organic growing tips
• Pests and disease management
• Marketing and selling fresh pawpaws, seeds, and starts
• Processing and producing value-added products.

Get ahead of the farming curve, diversify your orchard or food forest, and discover the commercial potential of America's almost forgotten native fruit with this comprehensive manual to small-scale commercial pawpaw production. "Blake Cothron is an authority on pawpaws and provides a clear, detailed guide for commercial success in growing this 'oddly appealing species' (his own words). The supply of this exotic, trending, easy-to-grow fruit has not yet met the demand. Blake shares the wealth of his knowledge, including challenges-and when he doesn't know, he says so (it's probable that others don't know either)." -Pam Dawling, author of Sustainable Market Farming "The pawpaw's revival is long overdue. Blake Cothron's Pawpaws will help bring about the day when fragrant fruit is no longer a rare treat, but a regular part of our seasonal diet." -Darrell E. Frey, Three Sisters Farm, author of Bioshelter Market Garden

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: New Society Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 221
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. August 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781771423441
• Artikelnr.: 61424703

Autorenporträt

Blake Cothron is an organic farmer, nurseryman, musician, poet, writer, educator, scientist, devotee, and mystic, with over 20 years' experience in organic agriculture, botany, horticulture, and growing food. Blake owns and operates Heritage Nursery, a 4-acre USDA Certified Organic research farm, orchard, and edible plant nursery, with a special interest in pawpaws. He shares his two decades of experience in organic agriculture and horticulture through magazine articles, including in Permaculture Design, online publications, public speaking engagements, and blogging. Blake is also a speaker and educator for OAK (Organic Association of Kentucky), an educational blogger at peacefulheritage.com, and a YouTuber. He splits his time between farming, research, gardening, travel, yoga, meditation, and being a husband and father. He lives with his wife and son in beautiful Kentucky.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1: Foraging for Wild Pawpaws
Chapter 2: Description of North American Pawpaw Fruit
Chapter 3: Flowering and Pollination
Chapter 4: Site Design and Planting
Chapter 5: Choosing Your Trees
Chapter 6: Maintaining the Orchard
Chapter 7: Harvesting Pawpaw Fruit
Chapter 8: Tree Propagation
Chapter 9: Pests, Diseases, Disorders and Their Management
Chapter 10: Pawpaw Fruit Marketing Strategies
Chapter 11: Pawpaw Cultivars
Chapter 12: Troubleshooting, Cost Analysis, and Calendar
Chapter 13: Conclusion
Resources
Notes
Index
About the Author
About New Society Publishers