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Growing and Marketing
Aronia, Elderberry, and Currants John Hayden,The Farm Between,Jeffersonville
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OUR EVOLUTION over 22 years
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From livestock and veggies To a higher calling - Fruit
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And a Fruit Nursery!
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Markets: Direct Retail, Wholesale (Intervale Food Hub and Local Stores)
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Providing habitat and floral resources for beneficials
Bombus ternarius on Phacelia from our NESARE Cover Crop Research
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3D Habitat
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What these three perennial fruit crops have in common
• Not well know by the general public
• Limited direct retail for fresh fruit
• In demand by Specialty Beverage Industry and other food entrepreneurs
• ‘Superberries’ with nutraceutical properties
• Cold hardy, easy to grow, can thrive in marginal sites
• Few serious pests, excellent pollinator plants
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Currently in demand for specialty products
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Black currants fit between Elderberries and Wild Blueberries
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Aronia (Black Chokeberry)
• Aronia is cold hardy (to about –40°F) and the late blooming period avoids damage by spring frosts.
• Plants can tolerate wet soil and temporary flooding, but not drought.
• Plants are vigorous, growing to 8' tall, and mature plants may have up to 40 canes/bush.
• Pruning - Thinning of the older canes is recommended every few years.
• Yields of 22 lbs(10 kg) per bush average from mature plantings are reported in Eastern Europe.
• Cultivated varieties ‘Nero’ and ‘Viking’ Source: Washington State University Extension
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Black Currants
• WPBR resistant varieties ‘Titania’ and ‘Consort’
• Prefer slightly acid soil pH and heavy mulch
• Our yields avg. about 1 lb/row foot.
• Bloom in May, Harvest in July
• Well adapted to this region, in 1919 New York produced 3.3 million quarts
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Elderberries
• Cultivated varieties of Sambucus canadensis are ‘Nova’, ‘York’, ‘Adams’, ‘Johns’
• We are trialing European Sambucus nigra ‘Samyl’ and ‘Samdal’
• Can yield 10 lbs/plant and fast to pick
• Need to be de-stemmed
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3 year old elderberry bush Flowers are marketable too
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Traditional Establishment Method Till a strip into a cover crop
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No-till 2 year old aronia with landscape fabric and mulch in a field prone to flooding
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Bird Protection
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Marketing: Limited Direct Fresh Market Wholesale Demand Good!
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Fruit Syrups as Value–added
Product
Frozen fruit helps cash flow in winter $12/12oz, with 5# fruit making about 100 oz
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Syrup Production with Mehu Liisa Steam Juicer
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Snow Cones and Sodas add value to Syrups
1.5 oz/serving
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Photo credit: Liz Brownlee