Wisconsin is a far cry from being Americaâ??s fruit bowl. But a collaboration between Dale and Cindy Sechers of Carandale Farm and the UW-Madison Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems is aimed at making our brutal climate more fruit-friendly. Since 2003, the Sechers have been growing and evaluating 42 unusual and forgotten fruits with a goal of finding perennial fruits that are easy to grow without a lot of labor or chemicals, nutrient-rich and appealing to consumers, able to provide a healthy income for the farmer while being easily affordable for customers and produce jobs that lead to regional development.
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