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Brief Autumn Update…Persimmons, Jujubes, Cider, & More

What a CRAZY few months it been, between teaching two permaculture design courses in Vermont for a month back in August to managing the fall harvest on the homefront and gathering as many apples as possible to put away oodles of hard cider for the year; and on top of that I’m finishing up several homestead master plans this year with Roots To Fruits Ecological Design—it’s all very good and exciting, but certainly a whirlwind of activity. With that being said, I’ve had very little time to update the website, but as the fall season slows down expect to see more new content. There is some catching up to do…

In the meantime take a look at some of the photos and video clips I’ve been capturing with my new Canon 6d…Cheers & happy harvesting!

European pears, apples, Asian pear, and jujubes.
European pears, apples, Asian pear, and jujubes.
'Xu Zhou', 'Redland', and 'Tigertooth' jujube sent from Cliff England of Englands Orchard and Nursery.
‘Xu Zhou’, ‘Redland’, and ‘Tigertooth’ jujube sent from Cliff England of Englands Orchard and Nursery.
'C-Town Red' apple— a lovely red fleshed apple that makes an excellent cider.
‘C-Town Red’ apple— a lovely red fleshed apple that makes an excellent cider.
To the untrained eye 'C-Town Reds' could be mistaken for Japanese plums.
To the untrained eye ‘C-Town Reds’ could be mistaken for Japanese plums.
The illustrious ornamental—kousa dogwood, few people know it's fruits are fully edible and moderately tasty.
The illustrious ornamental—kousa dogwood, few people know it’s fruits are fully edible and moderately tasty.
The flesh of kousa dogwood fruit has a flavor reminiscent of pawpaw; the alligator-like skin(slight turnoff) and small black seeds are inedible.
The flesh of kousa dogwood fruit has a flavor reminiscent of pawpaw; the alligator-like skin(slight turnoff) and small black seeds are inedible.
Magnificent American persimmon tree in Williamston, MI at the MNGA fall meeting.
Magnificent American persimmon tree soaring at least 35′ tall in Williamston, MI at the MNGA fall meeting.
American persimmon varietal sampling at the MNGA fall meeting, 10/6/13.
American persimmon varietal sampling at the MNGA fall meeting, 10/6/13.
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