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Lewis, elizabeth yates, and rolland heinhelped bring macdonald back from obscurity in the 1980s when his realistic novels had been nearly forgotten. We explored the topic in a recent webinar interview with orchardist michael phillips, author of the holistic orchard and the apple grower. The orchardist download pdfepub ebook gets free book. Many people want to grow fruit on a small scale but lack the insight to be successful orchardists.
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