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["Hector Black" <hblack1925@fastmail.fm>]

Hello,
  You may not want to come this far west, we're in middle TN north of 
Cookeville (which is on I-40).  Hve pawpaw, arctic kiwi, mayhaw, Goumi, 
Autumn olive, Chestnut, Black walnut, Persian walnut, Mayhaw, Azarole, 
heirloom apples (they haven't done much for us here), honey locust, 
blueberries, blackberries (trying some of the new primocane varieties. red 
rasp, 3 vars, black rasp, Nanking Cherry, pears and some of the regular 
fruits.  Also oriental persimmon and native persimmon selections.  Let us 
know if you are interested.
Safe travels!
 Hector (Black)

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Megan Kranz McGuire" <mcgu0139@umn.edu>
To: <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2008 4:11 PM
Subject: [NAFEX] Young Orchardists Seek Fruit Growers to Visit


> Dear fruit professionals and enthusiasts,
>
> My partner Andy and I are aspiring farmers/orchardists about to embark on 
> a
> bicycle tour of the Eastern U.S. this summer, from North Carolina to 
> Maine,
> via an inland route. We are hoping to meet growers and land stewards of
> various kinds. As permaculture enthusiasts, we are intensely interested in
> perennial tree crops. This past fall and winter, we both worked at a
> Minnesota orchard that grows apples, plums, peaches, apricots, 
> raspberries,
> and strawberries. We'd like to see persimmons, pawpaws, beach plums, 
> arctic
> kiwis and whatever other adventurous fruits you may have. We're also very
> interested in heirloom or unique varieties of the old favorites: apples,
> pears, plums, etc. Nuts--chestnuts, hazelnuts, walnuts, etc--are also on
> our list of future crops.
>
> If you are a grower who welcomes visitors we offer you some labor in
> exchange for seeing your site and having some time to talk with you, and
> hopefully to pitch a tent for a night or two. The states we will go 
> through
> are Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine.
> Rather than plugging up the listserve, contact me directly
> (mcgu0139@umn.edu) if you're interested or would like more information.
>
> Megan Kranz-McGuire
>
> P.S. For those of you who may be interested in the trip in general, we 
> will
> be creating a travel log soon at:
>
> www.crazyguyonabike.com/freerangecycling
>
>
>
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