2023 Kurle Memorial Lecture – Session 3 Amy Irish-Brown

Amy Irish-Brown, retired Extension Commercial Tree Fruit IPM Educator, at Michigan State University reprises her participation in the Kurle lecture series to discuss research-based growing techniques and options for conventional and organic growers. With 32 years of experience advising growers, Amy provides important insights about 

MidFex 2023 Summer Picnic

The Summer Picnic is a time for MidFEx to come together for a fun afternoon. This year our host is an innovative urban farm that is educating the community about the environment, agriculture, biodiversity, permaculture, horticulture, gardening, and social justice and health issues. Also on 

Orchard Walk: Apples on Oak

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 of 

Apple Cider Social

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 

2024 Kurle Memorial Lecture – Deirdre Birmingham, The Cider Farm

Session #1. Deirdre Birmingham, The Cider FarmDeirdre Birmingham is an owner and orchard manager of The Cider Farm, a certified organic cider orchard in Mineral Point Wisconsin growing cider apples for cider and brandy production.They started with hand-grafted varieties of French and English cider apples.