Talking about how to grow sea buckthorn, highbush cranberry, hardy kiwi, bush cherries, and chokecherry
Specialty Fruit Crops
We continue our chat with agronomist Laurie Brown from Cultur'Innov. She talks about 5 more minor fruit crops, how to grow them, and the opportunities they present for growers.
We talk about:
Sea buckthorn
Highbush cranberry
Hardy kiwi
Bush cherries
Chokecherry
Agroforesty
Tips for growers who want to grow specialty fruit crops
"It's the blue cheese of fruit: Tastes like a cranberry and smells like an old boot!"
Co-operative Model
Cultur'Innov is a co-op focused on lesser-known fruit, nuts, and forest crops such as ginseng and mushrooms. This Quebec multi-stakeholder co-operative has both farmers and employees as members.
Agronomist Laurie Brown from Cultur’Innov
The co-op helps its farmer members with different aspects of production:
Understanding crop opportunities
Setting up for a crop
Growing the crop
Processing opportunities
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