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ABOUT THIS VIDEO
Mike Cirone hasn't irrigated a single one of his fruit trees for about fifteen years, and yet Farmer's Market shoppers continue to flock to his stand for the outstanding quality and flavor of his fruits!
The Cirone’s Pink Lady and Fuji apples, sapotes, peaches and
apricots are all products of the sustainable “dry farming” technique Mike uses on his farm. To establish the dry farm, he carefully chose root stocks that
were drought-tolerant and semi-vigorous for trees bred to thrive
solely on rain and groundwater. Incredible! Situated just outside of San Luis
Obispo, CA the Cirone Farm offers hope for sustainable agriculture in areas of low water availability.
DIG DEEPER
- Visit the AgricultureInformation.Com forum for conversations about different agricultural practice sthat help save farmers money, including dry farming,
- PureSense has created an IPhone App to help farmers keep track of the underground moisture in their fields.
TagsCirone, drought-tolerant, dry farming, FARMERS MARKET, food, gardening, groundwater, permaculture, san luis obispo, semi-vigorous, Sustainable Agriculture, water conservation
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