• NRCS Conservation Practices Field Day

    Reimbursable conservation practices like cover crops, pest management conservation systems, irrigation, soil carbon amendments, raised beds, high tunnels, and stormwater runoff management are now available to small scale urban growers. Extension educators Zack Grant and Kathryn Pereira, along with Growing Home Farm Manager Ezra Lee,  

  • 2024 MidFex Harvest Festival

    Chicago Botanic Garden 1000 Lake Cook Rd, Glencoe, IL

    Full details on Harvest Festival are HERE.

  • Apple Cider Social

    Al's house

    Cider Press at Al Cosnow’s House Sunday November 3rd, 2024 10 am to 3 PM CST **Note: Daylight Savings Time ends at 2 AM on Nov 3rd Details  in September Grapevine or Members Only page.

    Free
  • 2025 Annual Business Meeting

    2025 Annual Business Meeting – Sunday, January 26 Event Description: The Club’s annual potluck business meeting day is Sunday, January 26, 2025. What better way to chase away the winter chill than with a steaming bowl of homemade soup? Our annual business meeting will begin 

    Free
  • 2025 Southwestern Illinois Commercial Tree Fruit School

    Barefoot Restaurant 106 S Water Street, Hardin, Illinois

      Event Date(s): February 11, 2025 Event Time: 8:30 AM - 1:30 PM Location: Barefoot Restaurant, 106 S Water St., Hardin, IL 62047 Event Fee: $35.00   Support the success of your tree fruit operation with practical research-tested best practices from industry experts at the 

    $35
  • Kurle Memorial Lecture

    Chicago Botanic Garden 1000 Lake Cook Rd, Glencoe, IL

    Full event details are HERE.

  • Grafting Workshop

    Chicago Botanic Garden 1000 Lake Cook Rd, Glencoe, IL

    Details are here:  2025 Grafting Workshop Sunday March 23

  • Free Community Orchard Maintenance & Care Workshop

    Dean and Barbara White Community Center 6600 Broadway, Merrillville, IN

    See all details here: Free Community Orchard Maintenance & Care Workshop, May 15 - Midwest Fruit Explorers

    Free
  • 2025 Summer Picnic

    Stay Tuned!! The venue will be announced shortly.