Designing a Spray Program for Disease Control

Presented by Leslie Holland University of Wisconsin-Madison   The University of Wisconsin-Madison is hosting a free series of online webinars focused on growing apples. All of the Zoom registration links are on the following website: https://fruit.wisc.edu/webinars/apples/ UW-M is also running a berry webinar series, available 

The Bee & The Flower – Apple Pollination

Presented by Christelle Guedot University of Wisconsin-Madison The University of Wisconsin-Madison is hosting a free series of online webinars focused on growing apples. All of the Zoom registration links are on the following website: https://fruit.wisc.edu/webinars/apples/ UW-M is also running a berry webinar series, available here: 

2023 Kurle Memorial Lecture – Session 2 Christy Wilhelmi

Christy Wilhelmi is the driving force behind Gardenerd. Her obsession with gardening began in 1996 on the balcony of her Los Angeles, California apartment. She specializes in small-space, organic fruit and vegetable garden design, consulting, and classes. Between 70-80 percent of her family’s produce comes 

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 

Followup Pruning Workshop

This event is a followup summer pruning session on 25 young fruit trees planted as an edible trail in 2019. They were pruned is last March, with the club's help. Further summer pruning will be performed at this event on Saturday, August 5th at 10am. 

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 

MidFex Harvest Festival

Chicago Botanic Garden 1000 Lake Cook Rd, Glencoe, IL

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2023 MidFex Harvest Festival

Chicago Botanic Garden 1000 Lake Cook Rd, Glencoe, IL

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