• NAFEX Annual Meeting

    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/    

  • 2024 Annual Business Meeting

    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 

  • 2024 Kurle Memorial Lecture – Deirdre Birmingham, The Cider Farm

    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

    Pruning Workshop – Sunday February 11th

  • NAFEX Lecture: The Best Apples and Pears for Cider Making

    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 

  • Fruit Trees And Brambles Pruning Workshop

    McHenry County College 8900 U.S. 14, Crystal Lake, IL, United States

    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 

    $20
  • 2024 Grafting Workshop

    Chicago Botanic Garden 1000 Lake Cook Rd, Glencoe, IL

    2024 Grafting Workshop Sunday March 24

  • NAFEX Zoom Lecture – Breeding Future Apples and Pears

    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 

  • What’s New in the World of Pawpaws – Zoom Lecture

    NAFEX is hosting a Zoom lecture about What's New in the World of Pawpaws on June 25 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