Cider Chat10 Apr 2024

408: Cider's Pomological Life Coach | Know Your Roots, NY

Mike Biltonen and his wife Debbie founded Know Your Roots in 2008 and began offering a wide array of service for backyard and commercial orchardists in 2014.

Mike

This conversation tool place at the Berkshire Roundtable that was founded my Micheal Phillips 34 years ago. This annual meet up of orchardist and cider makers takes place in Massachusetts each spring. It is an informal discussion amoungst peers all on growing apples and assorted pomme fruits. Micheal Phillips was a renown orchardist and author of many books like The Holistic Orchard. Find all his books at Cider Chat's book page. Listen to episode 312 dedicated to Micheal.

In this Cider Chat

The backstory of Know Your Roots
Services offered by Know Your Roots
What to consider before planting an orchard
Mike's background in Biodynamic (BD) orcharding
Defining Holistic Orcharding
Making a BD preparation
Climate change – dealing with late season frost
The future at Know Your Roots and…cider?

Mike and Ria recording this episode Contact for Know Your Roots

Website: https://knowyouroots.com/index.html

Mentions on this Cider Chat

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Josephine Porter Institute for Applied Biodynamics (JPI)
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