Orchard People

Orchard People

Learn how to grow and care for fruit trees with fruit tree care educator Susan Poizner of OrchardPeople.com. Discover how to create permaculture plantings, food forests, and forest gardens in both urban and rural settings. Meet experts on all aspects of comprehensive fruit tree care, including pruning, pest and disease prevention, fruit tree grafting and budding, and soil management. Show host Susan Poizner, creator of the fruit tree education website OrchardPeople.com, is an award-winning author of three fruit tree care books and an ISA Certified Arborist. This podcast is the winner of the 2021 GardenComm Silver Award of Achievement for Broadcast Media: Radio Program Overall. Learn more and access archived episodes at https://podcast.orchardpeople.com/. Learn more about Susan's books and courses at https://learn.orchardpeople.com/books.

Episodes

March 31, 2026 51 mins

What do all those numbers on a soil test actually mean?

In this episode of the Orchard People podcast, Susan Poizner speaks with soil educator Ariel Agenbroad about how to read a soil test for fruit trees and how to interpret results like pH, organic matter, nitrogen, and electrical conductivity.


Extension Professor Ariel Agenbroad has been working with urban farmers, gardeners and community members for over 18 years thr...

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Learn how to evaluate your soil before planting fruit trees with Ariel Agenbroad, Area extension educator in community food systems and small farms at the University of Idaho Extension, Boise, Idaho, on this episode of the Orchard People Radio Podcast.


The host of the Orchard People radio show and podcast is Susan Poizner of the fruit tree care education website www.orchardpeople.com.  


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How do you grow healthy, productive fruit trees — without guesswork? In this trailer, Susan Poizner introduces the Orchard People Podcast and explains how the show helps home growers, gardeners, and orchardists understand their trees and grow organic fruit trees with confidence.


For over 10 years, Susan has interviewed leading experts and orchardists from around the world, sharing practical, science-based advice on prun...

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Learn how to choose the right fruit trees for real communities in real climates with James Kaechele, an ISA Certified Master Arborist and Program Arborist at the Fruit Tree Planting Foundation (FTPF). FTPF is a nonprofit organization that plants orchards across the United States and around the world.

Also, consider joining Susan's Book Development Team if you are passionate about fruit trees and would love to help shape her...

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Join Susan on a "live tour" and explore how fruit tree heritage and culture continue to thrive in the United Kingdom, in this episode of the Orchard People Radio Show.

This journey will show you how fruit trees are ingrained into the culture and history: 

  • The historic town of Ludlow
  • Formal collections and sustainable gardening practices at the RHS Garden Wisley
  • Fruit tree training and design featuring various forms of espa...
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Join Susan on a "live tour" in search for fruit tree wisdom and inspiration, and learn how new apple cultivars are developed, with Steph Dunn James of Frank P Matthews Nursery, in this episode of the Orchard People Radio Show.

The Frank P Matthews Nursery is a family-run and Plant Healthy certified business that has been growing fruit trees and serving customers since 1901 (more than 120 years!) in Worcestershire, UK.

The ho...

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How do you know if your soil is truly thriving?
Soil microscopy can give you the answer by actually seeing who's living in your soil.
Learn how to identify who's there, encourage the good guys, and build a living soil that feeds your trees naturally with Matt Powers.

Matt is a bestselling author, an educator, a citizen scientist, and the creator of the website regenerativesoilscience.com.
He’s also a family man who...

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    Learn how to design a fruit tree garden that fits your local climate and landscape with Colleen Dieter.

    Colleen is an ISA Certified Arborist, a landscape consultant and owner of Red Wheelbarrow Landscape, the founder of Central Texas Seed Savers, an organization preventing extinction of valuable Texas plants.

    Colleen is also a proud graduate of Susan's online courses at orchardpeople.com!

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    Learn how to grow fruit trees naturally by leveraging historical knowledge and organic, regenerative, and ecological practices with Lindsay Engers. Lindsay is a horticulturist, lecturer, and founder/owner of Chiltern Heritage Orchards (CHO) in the UK.


    Lindsay operates his orchard with 3 simple principles:

    1. Historical knowledge of reliable cultivars and growing requirements.
    2. Organic and regenerative growing techniques w...
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    Learn how to choose the best companion plants for your fruit trees, build simple and effective guilds, and avoid common mistakes.
    Permaculture educator, co-founder of the Shenandoah Permaculture Institute, and co-author of Mulberries in the Rain: Growing Permaculture Plants for Food and Friendship, Ryan Blosser shares plant combinations that work — and the stories behind them — from dynamic accumulators to barrier plant...

    Learn how "anyone can grow" by choosing the right fruit tree with Josh Davis, a Master Gardener and Fruit Tree Grower in South Carolina, on this episode of the Orchard People Radio Show.

    He is known as Uncle Josh Gardens and @theplanttechie on social media.

    The host of the Orchard People radio show and podcast is Susan Poizner of the fruit tree care education website www.orchardpeople.com.  


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    April 29, 2025 47 mins

    Learn how to grow and enjoy the fruit of the overlooked and forgotten medlar (Mespilus germanica) with Jane Steward, author of MEDLARS - Growing & Cooking (affiliate link), founder of Eastgate Larder in North Norfolk, UK (which is also part of the prestigious Plant Heritage National Collection), in this episode of the Orchard People Radio Show.


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    Orchard People, formerly known as the Urban Forestry Radio Show...

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    Learn about the best apple trees for warm climates with Larry Stephenson, nurseryman at  Southern Cultured Orchards and Nursery in Coldwater Mississippi and NAFEX director, on this episode of the Orchard People Radio Show.


    The host of the Orchard People radio show and podcast is Susan Poizner of the fruit tree care education website www.orchardpeople.com.  


    Susan is the author of four books on fruit tree care.
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    Learn how to make your fruit trees produce better quality fruit with specialist fruit tree pruning!

    In this special episode, Harold Thornbro, Host of The Modern Homesteading Podcast (https://redemptionpermaculture.com/category/podcast/) interviews Susan Poizner of OrchardPeople.com.

    Susan is the author of the new book Fruit Tree Pruning: The Science and Art of Cultivating Healthy Fruit Trees (affiliate link).


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    Learn espalier fruit tree pruning and the Lorette pruning system with Andy (Apples) Lewis, Lead Grower at The Newt in Somerset, UK, on this episode of the Orchard People Radio Show.


    Plus, don’t miss this month's Spotlight on Fruit Trees segment, where we explore the Ó:iase® Apple Tree with Veronique Alexandre of Hardy Fruit Tree Nursery in Quebec!


    The host of the Orchard People radio show and podcast is Susan Poizner...

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    How can you create a self-watering permaculture garden or orchard? The secret is in the soil! We explore that topic with Bill Wilson of MidwestPermaculture.com in this episode of the Orchard People radio show. 

    Learn about Bill's online course here:

    https://midwestpermaculture.com/the-heart-of-permaculture/


    The host of the Orchard People radio show and podcast is Susan Poizner of the fruit tree care education website www....

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    November 26, 2024 58 mins

    Best Fruit Tree Pruning Tools with Ron Perry. 

    Learn about the best fruit tree pruning tools with Ron Perry, Ph.D, Professor Emeritus, Department of Horticulture, Michigan State University (MSU). 


    Ron Perry is the co-author of Espalier Fruit Plantings for Northern Gardens: Creating Fruit Trees as Art (Affiliate Link) and he was featured in Episode 80 of this podcast where he spoke about Espalier Fruit Tree Pruning


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    October 29, 2024 59 mins

    Learn about Columnar Apple Trees for Small Gardens in this episode of the Orchard People radio show. Our guests are: Kenong Xu, Associate Professor, and Laura Dougherty of Cornell University in Geneva New York and Angela Palmer, Founder and Co-Owner of Plants Nouveau in Alabama. 


    The host of the Orchard People radio show and podcast is Susan Poizner of the fruit tree care education website www.orchardpeople.com.  


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    Learn a Biodynamic approach to fertilizing fruit trees in the fall with Alan Suprenant of Brook Farm Orchard in this episode of the Orchard People radio show and podcast. The host of the Orchard People radio show and podcast is Susan Poizner of the fruit tree care education website www.orchardpeople.com.  


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    Learn how to look at fruit tree leaves and identify common nutrient deficiencies (ie a lack of nitrogen, magnesium or boron) with Eric Hanson, Professor Emeritus of Horticulture Michigan State University.

    The host of the Orchard People radio show and podcast is Susan Poizner of the fruit tree care education website www.orchardpeople.com.  


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