Renaissance of the Earth

William Lawson, The Country Housewives Garden in A New Orchard and Garden (1648)
This manual offers advice on how one might manage their estate. On this page, he advises the orchardist on how to best shape their fruit trees.
Held in the Kinney Center's rare book collection.

Local orchardist, Matt Kaminsky, leads UMass students in a pruning workshop to prepare the Center’s orchard for spring.

William Lawson, The Country Housewives Garden in A New Orchard and Garden (1648)
Here, Lawson describes the process for grafting, a practice essential to any aspiring fruit grower.
Held in the Kinney Center's rare book collection.

Georg Andreas Agricola, The Experimental Husbandman and Gardener (1726)
This book describes innovative horticultural techniques including grafting, cultivation, and other practices.
Held in the Kinney Center’s rare book collection.

Students work in the Kinney Center’s orchard in early spring to learn the art of pruning and shaping fruit trees for health and growth. Many of the same techniques from Agricola and Lawson are employed today.