Garden Club for Backyard Fruit Growers
The University of Illinois Extension is offering this comprehensive apple tree pruning workshop where you can discover the essential skills that separate thriving orchards from struggling trees. This class will teach you the science and artistry behind proper pruning, empowering you to maximize your harvest …
Attending a grafting workshop is one of the principal educational benefits of being a fruit explorer. We will NOT have extras of most of these roots at the workshops so order 2 or 3 times as many trees as you think you have space for. …
Cider Press Available to Members at Ben Warlick’s House After years of excellent Cider Socials at Al Cosnow’s house, we have a new venue for 2025—Ben Warlick has offered to host the Cider Social this year at his garage. Thanks, Ben for stepping up! Event …
This is the largest event for generating revenue and attracting new members. We need a good number of volunteers to make this happen. What does volunteering entail? Setup Day Michael Zost volunteers to drive to several farms in Indiana to get all of the apples …
MidFex members come from Wisconsin around the Lake over to Michigan. This year club members gathered for our annual Summer Picnic just south of the Illinois-Wisconsin border at the Rudawski family farm near Harvard, Illinois. Turning off the gravel road and up the hill to …
Event Description: The Fall Harvest Festival at the Chicago Botanic Gardens is our largest public event, fund raiser, and membership drive all rolled into one. It’s a fun exciting experience and a great opportunity to socialize and network with MidFExers while learning the virtues of …
MidFEx has been invited to participate in the Chicago Botanic Garden’s Heirloom Fest on August 23-24. This is the third year we have been asked to participate by the Garden, and is a great opportunity to recruit new members and show off our Club to …
Latest Details: The date is Sunday July 20, 2025. Setup is at 11am or earlier as needed and lunch starts at 12 noon. Check the Members Only page for event location. Event Description: The Summer Picnic is a time for MidFEx to get together for …
Tour an eco-friendly suburban garden in La Grange, hosted by Veronica T. The garden is only 3 years old, so you can see what the fruit looks like at a young age, giving you an idea of what to expect in the near-term. She’s growing …
On April 11, 2025 several club members went over to Studio Gang, the Chicago studio for Jeannie Gang’s architectural practice. The world famous architect just published a book titled: ‘The Art of Architectural Grafting’. So she wanted to show her talented staff what real grafting …