Online Courses
Welcome to our e-learning page! We've partnered with Orchard People in Toronto, to bring you some excellent courses on fruit tree care. Whether you have basic questions and are looking for a place to start, or are after something more advanced, we have excellent resources for anywhere from the backyard grower to community orchards for profit.
When I train my staff, I love using Susan's courses, as they are great at covering the basics and providing relevant, useful information for home/small scale growers. Many of the questions we get every day about fruit tree care can be answered in these courses. The courses make excellent gifts for the budding orchardist in your life, and are great at consolidating the vast amount of information in the fruit-growing-world into easily comprehensible modules. - Steph
Growing Fruit Trees: A Beginners Guide
Urban orchardist and award-winning author Susan Poizner shares proven secrets for growing healthy, productive organic fruit trees. 45 minutes of video lessons plus award-wining fruit tree care eBook.
Price: $39.95 USD
What we think about this course: An excellent quick course to cover the essential points and considerations when starting your orchard!
To enroll, or for more info: https://learn.orchardpeople.com/courses/fruit-tree-fundamentals-plus?ref=e97f77
Unlocking Soil Potential
The secret to growing healthy plants and trees is a soil that is rich in nutrients and filled with life. Learn how to unlock your soil's potential with fruit tree care educator Susan Poizner of OrchardPeople.com.
Price: $249 USD
What we think about this course: A concise and practical overview unveiling the magic of soil! I've enjoyed taking this course, it covered a lot of material in a really understandable manner. If you are new to farming, or wanting to take your orchard care to the next level, this is an excellent course. -Steph
To enroll, or for more info: https://learn.orchardpeople.com/courses/building-healthy-soil?ref=e97f77
Fruit Tree Pruning Masterclass
Home growers, gardeners, and orchardists will learn fruit tree pruning skills to improve fruit tree health and harvest. This 4-hour course covers central leader pruning, espalier pruning, and pruning high-density orchard plantings.
Price: $149 USD
What we think about this course: Since we prune our trees for scion and budwood as much as fruit production, we like to defer to other resources such as this for pruning know-how.
To enroll, or for more info: https://learn.orchardpeople.com/courses/fruit-tree-pruning-masterclass-1?ref=e97f77
Certificate in Fruit Tree Care
Join Susan Poizner in learning how to select a fruit tree for your unique conditions. Learn planting and young tree care, winter and summer pruning, pest and disease prevention, soil and fertility management and more. For new and intermediate level growers.
Price: $249 USD
What we think about this course: A good general knowledge course to help you down the path to success!
To enroll, or for more info: https://learn.orchardpeople.com/courses/beginner-fruit-tree-care?ref=e97f77
Integrated Pest Management for Fruit Trees
This course was created by Orchard People, a group of fruit tree enthusiasts, headed by Susan Poizner. Protect your fruit trees from pests and diseases without resorting to chemical warfare! IPM allows you to minimize the use of sprays while improving tree health. For beginner and intermediate growers.
Price: $249 USD
What we think about this course: IPM is daunting at the beginning, but having a good understanding and plan just makes orcharding so much more enjoyable and fruitful!
To enroll, or for more info: https://learn.orchardpeople.com/courses/integrated-pest-management-for-fruit-trees?ref=e97f77
This course was created by Orchard People, a group of fruit tree enthusiasts, headed by Susan Poizner. Protect your fruit trees from pests and diseases without resorting to chemical warfare! IPM allows you to minimize the use of sprays while improving tree health. For beginner and intermediate growers.
Price: $249 USD
What we think about this course: IPM is daunting at the beginning, but having a good understanding and plan just makes orcharding so much more enjoyable and fruitful!
To enroll, or for more info: https://learn.orchardpeople.com/courses/integrated-pest-management-for-fruit-trees?ref=e97f77
