BETWEEN THE HEIRLOOM FRUIT AND VEGETABLE GARDEN, APPLE ROW & THE FAMOUS SOUR CHERRY TREE,  THERE IS ROUGHLY A QUARTER-ACRE OF LAND AT BEEKMAN 1802 DEVOTED TO PROVIDING ORGANIC MEALS FOR THOSE WHO SIT AT OUR TABLE.

FOLLOW ALONG WITH THIS “ONE YEAR, ONE QUARTER-ACRE” CALENDAR TO DISCOVER EXACTLY WHAT CHORES ARE UNDERWAY IN OUR HEIRLOOM GARDEN AND ORCHARD. BE SURE TO ALSO TAKE THE HEIRLOOM GARDEN WALKING TOUR FOR A MORE DETAILED LOOK AT THE GARDEN ITSELF.

OUR HOPE FOR THIS GUIDE IS THAT OTHERS MAY BECOME INTERESTED IN GROWING MORE OF THEIR OWN FOOD. IN ADDITION TO THE OBVIOUS HEALTH BENEFITS, INDIVIDUAL HEIRLOOM GARDENS CAN CONTRIBUTE TO THE HEALTH OF THE PLANET OVERALL. HEIRLOOM GARDENING IS A VITAL CONTRIBUTION TO THE PRESERVATION OF A DIVERSE VEGETATIVE GENE POOL, WHILE AT THE SAME TIME REDUCING CHEMICAL USE AND FOOD TRANSPORTATION FUEL CONSUMPTION.