Resources

Curious about other projects and people related to us? Here is a bunch of reading material you might like:

Fruit Growing Organizations
North American Fruit Explorers http://www.nafex.org/

Midwest Fruit Explorers http://www.midfex.org/

Backyard Fruit Growers http://www.sas.upenn.edu/~dailey/byfg.html

California Rare Fruit Growers http://www.crfg.org/



Urban Orchards

Ben Nobleman Park Community Orchard http://communityorchard.ca/

Union Street Urban Orchard http://www.waywardplants.org/work/garden/union-street-urban-orchard

Bloomington Community Orchard http://www.bloomingtoncommunityorchard.org/

TreePeople Fruit Tree Program http://www.treepeople.org/

Walnut Way Conservation Corps http://www.walnutway.org/abtHistory.htm

Academic/Governmental Resources Plant Genetic Resource Unit: http://www.ars.usda.gov/main/site_main.htm?modecode=19-10-05-00



Crop Diversity
Seed Saver's Exchange http://www.seedsavers.org/

Global Crop Diversity Trust http://www.croptrust.org/



Media Articles
New York Times story about Plant Genetic Research Unit http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/21/dining/21curi.html

Smithsonian on fruit sleuths: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/apples.html

Feature article on apple expert Lee Calhoun http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A14958

Reader article about Chicagoan Oriana Kruszewski http://www.chicagoreader.com/features/stories/ourtown/061110/pearangel/



More Friends and Inspirations:
Advocates for Urban Agriculture: http://auachicago.wordpress.com

Fresh Taste: http://www.freshtaste.typepad.com/

Soup and Bread at the Hideout: http://soupnbread.wordpress.com

Growing Power: http://www.growingpower.org

Birchwood Kitchen: http://www.birchwoodkitchen.org

Logan Square Kitchen: http://www.logansquarekitchen.com

Chicago Honey Coop: http://www.chicagohoneycoop.com

Slow Food, Chicago Chapter: http://www.slowfoodchicago.org

Slow Food USA: http://www.slowfoodusa.org

Empirical Opera: http://empiricalopera.wordpress.com

Logan Square Chamber of Commerce: http://www.loganchamber.org

Wild Raspberry Apple Orchard: http://www.wildraspberryappleorchard.org/

Renewing Americas Food Traditions: http://www.albc-usa.org/RAFT/

Uncommon Ground: http://www.uncommonground.com/

Virtue Cider: http://virtuecider.com/

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