
Contents
2 From the editor
4 President’s report
6 Walnut experiments
10 Elderberry
15 AppleID cultivars
19 Lessons learned on the DNA journey
22 Chestnut coppicing
23 Abandoned chestnut orchards
25 Cooking chestnuts
26 Autumn grafting
27 Dung beetles
32 Soul meditation
33 Homegrown conference 2026
35 Research update
36 Index
38 Pips & Pieces



