[Sca-cooks] Re: A Period Orchard

[Elaine Koogler]

You might even try the National Trust for Historic Preservation.  I know 
that they sometimes fund agricultural preservation, and might consider 
doing this. 

Kiri

Daniel Phelps wrote:

>Akim wrote:
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>>>I have located some new sources of extremely rare period fruit trees (I
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>>have to have them custom grafted though). I think that the source even has
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>>>found a living tree of the thought-to-be extinct British 12th century
>>>Costard apples. It would be wonderfully educational to have an
>>>orchard full of these period varieties. Eventually, perhaps I could even
>>>begin grafting them myself for fruit tree sales to the SCA. > > ---
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>I have a suggestion that I suspect has occurred to someone at some point but
>has enough potential merit to be mentioned now, why not try for a grant for
>the propagation and preservation of rare and historical domestic plants?
>I'm no grant writer but I'm sure that there are some within the Society who
>would find it an engaging enterprise to try and obtain such.  What with more
>and more varieties becoming rare and disappearing there is IIRC a growing
>movement toward the preservation of genetic stock.  I can think of several
>places in this country that might be contacted which might have information
>on what grants are available and/or might be willing to share varieties; Old
>Sturbridge Village, Colonial Williamsburg, etc.  Grants are obtained both
>from federal and state agencies as well as private corporations both for
>profit and non-profit and run a spectrum from narrow to rather broad.
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>Regards the use of the the harvest, it might make for a rather interesting
>cottage industry to use the results in preparing for sale fruit conserves
>made according to period recipes.  IIRC there is a gourmet market in such as
>well as rare produce raised organically.   A little market research might
>turn up opportunities.
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>Daniel
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