Welcome!
The Urban Orchardist is a tree nursery and consulting business dedicated to the craft of fruit tree horticulture and edible landscapes.
Our trees are organically grown on the edge of Guelph, Ontario. We grow, sell, deliver, prune, and teach how to care for fruit trees. We ship widely, and offer hands-on support to clients throughout southern Ontario.
Read below about our nursery offerings and client services.
Fruit Tree Skills Workshop Series
A new monthly workshop series focused on building skills of fruit tree care and holistic orchard management, hosted at our orchard & nursery from May to September.
A diverse fruit and nut tree nursery on the edge of Guelph.
The Urban Orchardist nursery specializes in a curated selection of organically-grown fruit trees, nut trees, berries, and more.
We grow high-quality trees for home & community orchards and anyone looking to make their yard more edible. Our chosen cultivars are unique, delicious, and resilient.
Our catalogue includes European and Asian pear, sweet and tart cherry, plums, hardy pecans, hazelnuts, concord grape, and more.
Handpicked products
Fruit tree services
Have a mature fruit tree you aren’t sure how to care for, or would like professionally pruned?
A small orchard you'd like technical support with?
A yard you’d like to transform into a diverse food forest, or a community garden that you’d like to transition into a community orchard?
This is my specialty. Let's chat about the type of support you need, and how I may be able to help.
Writings
In the news
Featured in a local documentary from Taste Detours, on my contribution to, and vision for, a regional food economy. Released summer 2022.
Featured on To Know the Land, an exceptional podcast by naturalist and outdoor educator byron murray.
Guelph Today article on my business goals, my home food forest, and my work with clients. Spring 2022.
