Garden Club for Backyard Fruit Growers
The Super Bowl of Pruning! Fine Tune Pruning – Most trees will have some pruning already started, some not so much. Focus will be on what else needs to be done. Why they are pruned like they are and what was done wrong. You will …
Event Description: Find out what grafting fruit trees is all about. Learn the whys and hows with experienced grafters. A variety of member donated scion wood will be available. The purpose of the grafting workshop is to learn how to graft. Nonmember beginners will learn …
Event Description: The Club’s annual potluck business meeting day is Sunday, January 14, 2024. What better way to chase away the winter chill than with a steaming bowl of homemade soup? Our annual business meeting will begin with our annual Soup Bowl Luncheon. Potluck hot …
The North American Fruit Explorers annual meeting is virtual for 2023. This is a good opportunity to check out a NAFEX meeting without the travel. This will be three days of inspiring and informative sessions for fruit growers. All conference details are HERE. The full …
Event Description: Do you have more apples than you know what to do with? Do some have blemishes or minor insect damage that would prevent you from eating them raw? Instead of tossing them into the compost heap bring then to the cider social and …
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 …
ATTENTION: This event has been rescheduled, the new date is Sunday September 24, 2023. Event Description: Join us for an Orchard Walk: Apples on Oak. Larry Peceniak, one of our Kurle Memorial Lecture speakers this year, has generously agreed to take us on a tour …
Event description: This event is a follow-up summer pruning session on 25 young fruit trees plantedas an edible trail in 2019 and pruned, with the Club’s help, at an event this past March. This summer pruning session is intended to further shape the trees and …
Latest Details: The date is Sunday July 16, 2023. Setup is at 11am and lunch starts at noon. Check the Members Only page for event location. Event Description: The Summer Picnic is a time for MidFEx to come together for a fun afternoon. This year …
Event Description: Just because you plant a fruit tree doesn’t mean you get to eat the fruit when you have to contend with nature. Kevin learned the hard way that planning is a large part of adequately defending your orchard from four-legged pests (Chipmunks to …