Sunday, September 24, 2023
Cloud Forest Farm
Cloud Forest Farm – Perennials, fruit and nut trees, and berry bushes to grow your own perennial food forest!
You may know Ramana, who sells edible plants at Canandaigua Farmers' Market (Saturdays 9-12).
Cloud Forest Farm is a plant nursery located south of Canandaigua, NY. They grow fruit and nut trees, berry bushes, and native perennials. Their plants are grown outdoors without pesticides, herbicides, or synthetic fertilizers. They have a variety of raspberry, blueberry, elderberry, cranberry, and strawberry cultivars selected for the Great Lakes Region. Hybrid hazelnuts and chestnuts as well. They also offer well-behaved non-natives such as Chicago hardy fig and honeyberry. Native perennials include cardinal flower, columbine, phlox, blue flag iris, beebalm, hyssop, and blue lobelia.
We will be meeting at the Sly Street parking lot behind the Ontario County Courthouse at 12 noon and carpooling to Cloud Forest Farm in Middlesex where Ramana will give us a tour and answer questions and concerns. Some plants will be available for purchase.
Gracious thanks to Ramana for having us visit and tour Cloud Forest Farm on a misty afternoon.
Cloud Forest Farm is a new adventure for Ramana hoping to bring edible trees and shrubs to people in the Finger Lakes region. She shared her successes and challenges (broken wrist while she was establishing her business) and ideas for the future.
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| direct sow garden in front of lawn that was not mowed for two years |
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| Ramana |
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| more direct sow gardens |
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| Aster that grew when lawn remained unmowed |
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| Peppers for her personal use |
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| cranberry |
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| Ramana describes various plant in her nursery |
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Cloud Forest Farm – Perennials, Fruit and nut trees, Berry bushes
PO Box 128,
Middlesex, NY 14507
Email: cloudforestfarmny@
Cloudforestfarmny.square.site
Grow your own perennial food forest! Cloud Forest Farm is a plant nursery located south of Canandaigua, NY. We grow fruit and nut trees, berry bushes, and native perennials. Our plants are grown outdoors without pesticides, herbicides, or synthetic fertilizers. We have a variety of raspberry, blueberry, elderberry, cranberry, and strawberry cultivars selected for the Great Lakes Region. Hybrid hazelnuts and chestnuts as well. We also offer well-behaved non-natives such as Chicago hardy fig and honeyberry. Native perennials include cardinal flower, columbine, phlox, blue flag iris, beebalm, hyssop, and blue lobelia.
Instructor, AIP
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Miami Universit