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[william Eggers <wce1482@yahoo.com>]

We are not organic, but we do use chickens in our orchard.  They are free 
range and have access to the orchard at all times.  We have found that it 
does decrease the insect populations.

--- On Mon, 2/7/11, Leslie Moyer <unschooler@lrec.org> wrote:


From: Leslie Moyer <unschooler@lrec.org>
Subject: [NAFEX] orchard+pigs+chickens
To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Date: Monday, February 7, 2011, 1:34 AM


I'm looking for specific information about using pigs and chickens (and/or 
ducks, turkeys, guineas, etc.) for orchard floor management (controlling 
vegetation under trees) and insect control in an organic orchard.  Does 
anyone know of resources or people they could point me toward where I might 
learn more about that?  I read of an organic orchard co-op in Wisconsin where 
they're doing that and I've found and heard brief mentions here and there of 
other instances that are all void of details, but I need some more specific 
"how-to" information about replicating it.  I even read about the U. of MI 
doing research in this field, but I still can't track down any details.

Thanks for any leads,

-Leslie / NE Oklahoma
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there are people out there that swear if you can throw it at a dog, and do
bodily injury, that it's a Keiffer.
BTW- stubby little Keiffer pears, are delicious if you let them sit in the
barn awhile, and then can them in a syrup.
Amy
NC

On Mon, Feb 7, 2011 at 10:11 AM, Deb S <debs913@gmail.com> wrote:

> After a decade of having no success growing pears (I've killed 8 trees), I
> FOUND a pear tree along the edge of the woods on my farm.  It set fruit
> this
> year, small, russeted, very gritty pears.  With no pollinizer and no
> special
> treatment, I harvested a bucket of somewhat ugly, but still useful pears.
>
> I am wondering how to go about identifying this pear?  It is larger than a
> Seckel, but smaller than a Bartlett if that is any help :)
>
> deb
> SE Ohio
> Zone 6ish
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