From AwayToGarden.com and RobinhoodRadio.com, this is AwayToGarden with Margaret Roach.

You're a weekly invitation to dig in and grow.

It is the season when I'm making more applesauce to freeze and baking pears for dessert or

for breakfast.

So what's sweeter topic for today's episode than fruit?

Lee Rice, who has written several books on the subject, is here with some fascinating

history of the origins of the fruits we love and some how-to growing advice to.

So more in a moment but first this message.

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The rice who gardens on his half farm half garden or farm Dan as he calls it in New Pulse New York is the author of many books

including the recent growing figs in called climates. His latest is a juicy little book simply called fruit with

250 historic watercolors

and some history of apples,

pears, berries, and more.

So welcome Lee, nice to have you back again.

Once again, it's nice to be here.

You and your fruit.

He's got a lot of fruit this guy.

I'm a fruit nut.

I know you are.

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