Edible Blue Honeysuckle Gardeners
Where gardeners can get edible blue honeysuckle information, trade ideas/experiences, and exchange cuttings and seeds.
Haskap Canada Assoc.
A website dedicated to the promotion and marketing of Canadian grown Haskap
Edible Blue Honeysuckle
Clayton Wiebe writes this blog. It's a great resource for those looking to learn more about Haskap!
Haskap USA
A blog by the founders of HoneyberryUSA.com. Get some information on Haskap from the perspective of these entrepreneurs to the south.
Quebec Fruit Breeding
The PGRIS website has articles and publications about hardy fruit varieties like raspberries and strawberries. It also has information on apples, specifically pertaining to hardiness, cider and rootstocks. They have released several cultivars for testing
Adam`s Apples
A blog with descriptions and pictures of some very interesting historical apple varieties.
A Life of Apples
Fruit Forum
allaboutapples.com
All About Apples is designed to provide education about apples, promote segments of the Apple economy including the many fine orchards and growers, and develop an online community of people passionate about apples
orangepippin.com
All About Apples is designed to provide education about apples, promote segments of the Apple economy including the many fine orchards and growers, and develop an online community of people passionate about apples
The American Pomological Society
The oldest fruit organization in North America, founded by Marshall P. Wilder in 1848 to foster the science and practice of fruit growing and variety development.
The Wittenham Hill Cider Portal
All things cider. Includes an html version of "The Science of Cidermaking" and links to articles about tannins, ph, acidity, and cider apple cultivars.
Washington State University Apple page
Includes a section on cider apples, descriptions of heritage varieties, as well as annual reports on their hard cider cultivar assessments.
Holistic Orchard Network
Kaolin Clay
An article about kaolin clay or 'Surround'. This is an edible, non-toxic pest suppressant recommended for orchard growers in Saskatchewan.
Wine and Juice Grape Varieties for Cool Climates
A Cornell University Extension publication. Includes French-American, Elmer Swensen, Red wine and White wine Interspecifics. Very inclusive summary of interspecific grapes. It also includes information about the most popular vinifera grapes.
Minnesota Grape Growers Association
Includes an extensive list of Interspecific Grapes.
Firma Weremczuk(Harvester)
The polish designers and manufacturers of the Joanna berry havester. They build machines for harvesting black chokeberries, gooseberries, cherries, raspberries, carrots, parsley, celery, garden beets, French beans as well as machines for soil cultivation, ridge forming, single-seed sowing, and grass mowing/shredding of branches in orchards.
Saskatchewan Fruit Growers Association
A grower directed association dedicated to the production and marketing of premium Saskatchewan grown fruit.
Prairie Fruit Growers
A non-profit organization representing fruit crop growers.
Food Centre: Concept to Consumer
A not-for-profit offering full service assistance to food processors wanting to add value to their products
Pennsylvania Tree Fruit Production Guide
A good reference for apple production techniques. Although the information is meant for growers in milder climates, much of the informationcan be universally applied, even to prairie orchards. Includes sections on disease, pests, chemical management, IPM spray programs, harvest and post-harvest and cider production,
Ontario fruit production guide
A good reference for pest control options. Always refer to the product label to ensure the pesticide is registered in your area for your intended use. Some pesticides are registered for use in eastern Canada but not western Canada
U of S GardenlineA great resource for home gardeners. Includes information on pests, diseases, fruit, vegetables, and propagation. Also includes an email address and phone number for the gardenline itself. *Note: Gardenline operates in the summer only. Phonecalls and emails may not be returned during the winter months.
Prairie Horticulture Certificate (PHC)
An Independent study program designed for both professionals working in the horticulture industry and gardening enthusiasts.
Fungi of Saskatchewan
A Dichotomous key for identifying mushrooms of the Boreal Forest and the rest of Saskatchewan. Includes color pictures of over 450 species.
Alberta Farm Fresh Producers Association
Supports the production of farm direct market vegetable crops, berry and fruit crops, bedding plants, perennials, herbs, flowers, meats, poultry, eggs and other specialty items in Alberta.
Saskatchewan Food Processors Association
Buy Saskatchewan made products, including fruit based products.
Manitoba: Food and Rural Initiatives
Fruit crop resources from the government of Manitoba. Good resources and quick reference info.
USDA Image database
A searchable database of North American Plants.
California Rare Fruit Growers
Interesting website with information and lists of many rare fruiting plants.
The North American Fruit Explorers
The North American Fruit Explorers (NAFEX) is a network of individuals throughout the United States and Canada devoted to the discovery, cultivation and appreciation of superior varieties of fruits and nuts.
The American Pomological Society
The oldest fruit organization in North America, founded by Marshall P. Wilder in 1848 to foster the science and practice of fruit growing and variety development.
UK National Fruit Collection
The National Fruit Collection is one of the largest fruit collections in the world and includes over 3,500 named Apple, Pear, Plum, Cherry, Bush fruit, Vine and Cob Nut cultivars. Located at Brogdale Farm, near Faversham (Kent), the collection is owned by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and is part of an international programme to protect plant genetic resources for the future.
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Homepage
Agricultural Biodiversity Weblog
Trees of Antiquity
A Nursery specializing in heirloom or historic fruit trees.
Organic Agriculture Centre of Canada
GRIN(Germplasm Resources Information Network)
USDA's agricultural genebank network. GRIN allows you to search multiple genebanks across the United States at the same time. This is the model for possible future international programs.
National Clonal Germplasm Repository- Corvallis, Oregon
Links to spefic collection lists in the National Clonal Germplasm Repository without searching with GRIN.
Nordic Gene Bank
The Nordic Genetic Resource Centre (NordGen) is a Nordic institute dedicated to the safeguarding and sustainable use of plants, farm animals and forest genetic resources
The Svalbard Global Seed Vault
Norway's incredible underground seed vault, home to over 1.5 million seed samples
Global Crop Diversity Trust
An organization dedicated to the conserving the diversity of our worlds agricultural germplasm.
Canadian Clonal Genebank
Located in Harrow Ontario. This genebank is responsible for conserving, characterizing, virus indexing and distributing tree and small fruit.
GRIN-CA
GRIN-CA allows you to search through all 100,500 accessions from 850 species in Canada's cumulative genebank collection. The seach page may take some time to master is user friendly and efficient when you do.
Quebec Fruit Breeding
The PGRIS website has articles and publications about hardy fruit varieties like raspberries and strawberries. It also has information on apples, specifically pertaining to hardiness, cider and rootstocks. They have released several cultivars for testing
USDA Image database
A searchable database of North American Plants.
California Rare Fruit GrowersInteresting website with information and lists of many rare fruiting plants.
GIPB: Global Partnership Initiative for Plant Breeding Capacity Building
Harnessing plant genetic resources for development. Includes a list of plant breeding programs around the world.
The North American Fruit Explorers
The North American Fruit Explorers (NAFEX) is a network of individuals throughout the United States and Canada devoted to the discovery, cultivation and appreciation of superior varieties of fruits and nuts.
UK National Fruit Collection
The National Fruit Collection is one of the largest fruit collections in the world and includes over 3,500 named Apple, Pear, Plum, Cherry, Bush fruit, Vine and Cob Nut cultivars. Located at Brogdale Farm, near Faversham (Kent), the collection is owned by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and is part of an international programme to protect plant genetic resources for the future.
Canadian Clonal Genebank
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Homepage
Agricultural Biodiversity Weblog
Fruit Forum
Trees of Antiquity
A Nursery specializing in heirloom or historic fruit trees.
NordGen
SESTO is a regional gene bank documentation system of Plant Genetic Resources (PGR) from the northern Europe. Some data and functionalities such as edit rights are only available for the gene bank staff after authentication.
Prairie Apple Cultivars
A list of apple cultivars grown in Saskatchewan, compiled by C.C. Peters, Fruit and Vegetable Specialist for Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food.
