{"product_id":"9781603583961","title":"Holistic Orcharding with Michael Phillips (DVD)","description":"\u003cp\u003eEvery farm and homestead can enjoy the timeless pleasure of a fruit orchard. Yet this can also be challenging, because few people today have the depth of knowledge and experience that's needed to produce healthy trees and nutritious, great-tasting fruit. At the same time, both orchardists and consumers are looking to avoid spraying harmful and expensive chemicals on their trees.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe answer is to create a more holistic orchard, one that emphasizes biological health and diversity — from the microscopic fungi in the soil to the beneficial insects, companion plants, and the birds and wildlife that together form a complete and living orchard ecosystem. In other words, it's time for us to start working with nature, rather than fighting against it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael Phillips is a pioneering author and orchardist whose books include \u003ci\u003eThe Holistic Orchard\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Apple Grower\u003c\/i\u003e. In this video, he leads viewers through a year in his own orchard, demonstrating basic horticultural skills like grafting and pruning, but also revealing groundbreaking and field-tested strategies for growing apples and other tree fruits not just organically, but holistically. With this information in hand, there's now every reason to confidently plant that very first fruit tree!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chelsea Green Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47056133554416,"sku":"9781603583961","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781603583961_p0.jpg?v=1763830487","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781603583961","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}