Blake Cothron is an organic farmer, professional nurseryman, musician, bhakta, writer, educator and horticulturist with over 20 years’ experience in organic agriculture, botany, horticulture,and growing food. Blake owns and operates Peaceful Heritage Nursery, a four-acre USDA Certified Organic research farm, orchard, and edible plant nursery, with a special focus on pawpaws. He shares his two decades of experience in organic agriculture and horticulture through magazine articles, including in Permaculture Design, online publications, public speaking engagements, a Youtube channel and blogging. He splits his time between farming, research, gardening, travel, yoga, meditation, and being a husband and father. He lives with his wife and son in beautiful Kentucky.
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BLAKE COTHRON
Videos
Book Introduction
Dig into the fruits of your labor! Profitable, innovative organic fruit farming strategies and skills for modern growers of any scale.
In this video author Blake Cothron introduces his new book The Berry Grower: Small Scale Organic Fruit Production in the 21st Century.
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Author Event
Interested in small scale organic fruit production? Organic fruit farming strategies and skills for modern growers of any scale.
Join us for this one hour webinar with Blake Cothron, author of The Berry Grower: Small Scale Organic Fruit Growing in the 21st Century as he introduces small scale organic fruit production for local markets and self-sufficiency. Topics will include; fruit genetics, modern innovations, 21st-century challenges in modern fruit farming; efficient weed management, and organic pest control; and strategies for success.
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Book Introduction
n this video, Blake Cothron speaks on the importance of living in harmony with nature, learning diverse skills for a sustainable life, and .introduces his new book Pawpaws: The Complete Growing and Marketing Guide.
Pawpaws is an in-depth guide to growing and marketing North America's forgotten native fruit at small commercial orchard scale. Coverage includes selecting cultivars, orchard planning, propagating, organic growing, pest management, harvesting, marketing, and value-added products.
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Author Event
Discover a fresh new offering for your farm or orchard business.
Join us in this one-hour webinar with Blake Cothron, author of Pawpaws: The Complete Growing and Marketing Guide, and learn how to diversify your orchard, food forest or farm, with the almost forgotten fruit, the pawpaw. Topics to include the culture and history of the pawpaw, orchard siting, and planning, choosing the best quality nursery trees, and pest and disease management.
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