Garden Club for Backyard Fruit Growers
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 …
North American Fruit Explorers will hold their annual meeting via Zoom on November 9-11, 2023. Free for NAFEX members. Check their website for the latest details: https://nafex.org/
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 lunch will …
Session #1. Deirdre Birmingham, The Cider Farm Deirdre 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 …
Pruning Workshop – Sunday February 11th
NAFEX is hosting a Zoom lecture about "The Best Apples and Pears for Cider Making" on February 27 at 6:30 pm CST. NAFEX membership ($19 per year) is required. NAFEX members receive access to current and past Zoom lectures, annual meeting conference videos, and the …
PRUNING: FRUIT TREES AND BRAMBLES McHenry County College, Center for Agrarian Learning Saturday March 16 9 a.m.–Noon Building A, Room A229 $20 Instructor: Rich Tobiasz This workshop includes a lecture followed by hands-on activity outdoors on the MCC Student Farm. You’ll learn about pruning …
2024 Grafting Workshop Sunday March 24
Are you curious about what’s going on in the world of apple breeding besides crispy apples? Maybe the future releases of a 100 year old pear breeding program peak your interest? Either way join NAFEX on March 26th as Christopher Gottschalk, Ph.D. of the USDA …