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​2023 Newsletters
1/18/2023 - Holistic Pomology: What's It All About?
1/23/2023 - Chromatography: Writing Color Part I
1/25/2023 - Holistic Pomology: What's It All About?
1/30/2023 - Chromatography: Writing Color Part 2
2/1/2023 - Holistic Pomology: What's It All About?
2/7/2023 - Winter Vision
2/13/2023 - Exploring Lunar Planting
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2/20/2023 - The New Age of Fertilizer
2/27/2023 - Prune with a Purpose (Part 1)
3/6/2023 - Prune with a Purpose (Part 2)
3/14/2023 - Prune with a Purpose (Part 3)
3/21/2023 - Prune with a Purpose (Part 4)
3/25/2023 - Take the KYR Survey!
3/28/2023 - A Chat with St. Lawrence Nurseries
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4/28/2023 - Community, Sustainability and Cider
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​2022 Newsletters
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11/16/2022 - Winterizing Bee Hives
11/9/2022 - The Art and Science of Pruning - Pt 1
11/2/2022 - Winterization: The Trees Know
10/12/2022 - Let's Talk about Borers
10/5/2022 - Farming Biodiversity
9/28/2022 - Trunk Health: The Underestimated MVP
9/24/2022 - Farming Along the Z-Axis
9/22/2022 - Farming Along the Z-Axis
9/13/2022 - Maturity, Ripening and Quality | An Apple Harvest Update
9/6/2022 - A Noble Pursuit | A Know Your Roots Summer Update
8/25/2022 - In Goldenrod We Love: Everything Solidago
8/22/2022 - In Goldenrod We Love: Everything Solidago
5/23/2022 - Beware the Dreaded Borer, My Son!

​2021 Newsletters

02/27/21 Orchard Updates
3/08/21 Holistic Orchard Seminar Series
3/15/21 Holistic Pomology - Creating an Integrated Farm System


2020 Newsletters
1/9/20  Happy New Year 2020
2/10/20  Objective Science is Good Science
2/11/20 
The Northeastern Cider Conference Comes to New York in March!
2/13/20 Know Your Roots Workshops 2020!
2/19/20 Regenerative Farming is NOT input replacement
2/21/20 The Northeastern Cider Conference Comes to New York in March!
2/28/20 A Turning Point - The Promise of Biodynamics

3/11/20 Workshops, newsletters, biodynamics, coronavirus and more - yippee!
3/13/20 Grower Update No 1 - 13 Mar 2020

3/19/20 Grower Update No 2 - 19 Mar 2020
3/30/20 Grower Update No 3 - 29 Mar 2020
4/08/20 Spray Water Quality Matters

4/10/20 Grower Update No 4 - 10 April 2020
4/22/20 Experiencing the Life Quality of Our Soils
4/27/20 Grower Update No 5 - 27 April 2020
4/30/20 Frost and Cold Damage 2020
5/04/20 Experiencing the Life Quality of Our Soils
7/13/20 Double: Grasping the Power of Regenerative Farming
7/17/20 Quality Agriculture: A New Book from John Kempf
7/20/20 Worm Compost to the Rescue!
9/1/20 
 Perspective


2019 Newsletters
1/1/19  
Out with the Old, In with the New!
1/8/19   Prana and Reconnecting with the Earth
1/16/19   Perspectives on Climate Change
1/23/19 The Fifth Floor   
1/25/19  John Kempf/Advancing Eco Ag Events Upcoming
1/30/19  Reflections on Permaculture
1/31/19  John Kempf/Advancing Eco Ag Events UPCOMING
2/6/19  Is IPM Dead or is it just Sleeping?
2/13/19   Pruning for Health, Vitality, & Fun!​​​
2/20/19  It Takes Good Food to Grow Good Food
2/27/19  Prajnaparadha and the Art of Forgiveness
3/06/19  Community in the Era of Trump
3/13/19  The Calm Tree - Pruning for Balance
3/21/19  Reducing Off-Farm Inputs - Farm as Organism
3/27/19- Workshops 2019
3/29/19  IPM Update - March 29 2019
4/03/19  Setting the Stage – 10 crucial weeks in the Life of an Orchard
4/10/19  Apple Scab - Let the Fun Begin!
4/17/19 Lies, Lies and Damn Statistics
4/25/19 Tree Fruit IPM Update - April 25 2019
5/01/19  What the Heck is Going on Out There?
5/08/19 Tree Fruit IPM - 8 May 2019
5/16/19  Blessings for Earth
5/25/19  Holistic Farming - A Full Field of View
5/30/19  Know Your Farmer - that is all! (& Tree Fruit IPM update)
6/12/19  A Purpose for Them All
6/27/19  The Easiest Thing
7/10/19  Awe and Wonder
8/05/19  Regenerative Farming is the Future
8/08/19  Maine Apple Camp

9/10/19  What's Defoliating My Apples Trees?
 9/16/19  Why Not Ask the Question?
 9/25/19 The Birds, the Bees, and Biodiversity - what's at risk?



2018 Newsletters​​
1/11/2018  Japan Nature Farming Tour 2018
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2/10/18  Life Beneath the Snow
4/14/18  Catskill Mtns Apple Exploration Extravaganza 
7/6/18  The Promise of Biodynamics Summer Session 2018
7/26/18   The Promise of Biodynamics Summer Session 201

2017 Newsletters
1/12/17 Happy New Year 2017! Do not forget to breathe
1/16/2017  The Ecosystem Orchard
1/20/2017 Announcements & Housekeeping
1/27/2017  Resistance is NOT futile
1/29/2017  Know Your Roots - Announcements & Housekeeping
2/7/2017 -Starting Your Orchard - The Smaller Rootstocks 
2/11/2017  Starting Your Orchard - The Larger Rootstocks 
2/26/2017  Apple Scab and Fireblight - WORKSHOP 2017
3/1/2017  Starting Your Orchard - Grafting 101
3/4/2017  Cold Weather Update - March 4 2017
3/5/2017  Cold Weather Update! - March 5 2017
3/10/2017  Cold Weather Update! - March 10 2017 *NEW*
3/13/2017   Cold Weather Update! - March 13 2017 *Hot Off the Presses!
3/20/2017  Grafting 101 - It's Q&A Time!
3/27/2017  The Week Ahead - 27 March 2017
4/5/2017  Cold Damage Workshop changes!
4/17/2017  The Week Ahead: Rocketing towards bloom...like a bullet
5/6/2017  *Crop Load Management* WORKSHOP UPDATE
​5/16/2017  
*HERBAL HOEDOWN* WORKSHOP UPDATE
5/17/2017
 Borers for Tree Fruit Growers

7/29/2017  Know Your Roots | Summer Orchard Update
9/8/2017
 KNOW YOUR ROOTS ~ Upcoming calendar dates and general good stuff....
9/27/2017  Stress is good? - Fall/Harvest Update
10/4/2017  These are Dire Times - Dare to be Bold, biodynamic
11/8/2017  Onward Biodynamics!

2016 Newsletters
1/7/16  Happy New Year!
1/12/16  Pruning: A Preamble 
1/18/16 Pruning for Balance
1/26/16 Benign Neglect
1/30/16 Global Climate Change & Uncertainties
2/6/16 Tripwires & Nebulous Phrases
2/10/16 Starting an Orchard ~ Grafting Part 1
2/12/16 Starting an Orchard ~ Grafting Part 2
2/14/16 Cold Damage Assessment 
2/21/16 Starting Your Orchard ~ The Smaller Rootstocks
2/25/16 Starting Your Orchard ~ Setting the Stage

2/28/16 Starting Your Orchard ~ The Grafting Process
3/6/16 Cold & Frost Protection
3/12/16 Steamrolling Towards Spring

3/24/16  Preconditioning Your Trees  Winter is Coming! Again. Maybe.
4/1/16 Preconditioning Your Orchard - Pt II  Prepare for the Coming Winter
4/04/2016 Cold Weather Update - At Least We're Enjoying the Ride!
4/05/2016 Colder Than Expected - Deja Vu all over again?
4/24/2016  Cold Damage Assessments - Part III

5/02/2016 Frost Protection 
5/07/2016  Coming In From the Cold
5/12/2016  Fireblight UDPATE 
5/26/2016   Herbal Hoedown 2016 - June 4th
5/31/2016  Insect, Disease and Thinning UPDATE
6/04/2016   Energize Your Orchard with Biodynamics
6/07/2016  Yarrow [502] - Energize Your Orchard with Biodynamics
6/27/2016   Stinging Nettles [504] - Energize Your Orchard with Biodynamics
7/07/2016   Holistic Orchard Health Begins Beneath Your Feet
7/17/2016  MANAGING PLANT STRESS AS AN IPM STRATEGY
8/12/2016  Goldenrod - Allergies Be Gone - A Workshop Aug 20
9/5/2016   Rethinking Wood Chips 11/17/2016  The End of the Trumpocalypse


Mike Biltonen
(845) 674-5124
Mike@knowyouroots.com

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