Events Calendar
NAFEX 2024 Virtual Conference
ZOOMSave the dates and plan to join the North American Fruit Explorers for the NAFEX 2024 Virtual Conference, featuring three days of inspiring and informative online sessions for fruit growers, November 7-9, via ZOOM or by phone. Participate and ask questions in real time or watch the recordings later. Join us!
Outside the Cider Apple Box – NAFEX 2024 Virtual Conference, Session 1
ZOOMCider apples have been cultivated for centuries in Europe, but their performance in North America has not been without its challenges. A movement of fruit explorers and citizen scientists are […]
No Land, No Problem. Growing with minimal space – NAFEX 2024 Virtual Conference, Session 2
ZOOMDo you want to grow some of your own food but have a small yard? This session will show you how to do that successfully. Author Lee Reich will cover […]
Old Southern Apples & New Opportunities – NAFEX 2024 Virtual Conference, Session 3
ZOOMGo back on a journey in time, deep into the heart of Southern homesteads and orchards where wonderful apple varieties were being grown. Overtime like many of these apples became […]
Project Pawpaw – NAFEX 2024 Virtual Conference, Session 4
ZOOMAdam D’Angelo of Project Pawpaw will introduce us to the future of sustainable agriculture via the pawpaw! What’s Project Pawpaw? Project Pawpaw is a collaborative effort to develop varieties of […]
Vitis Vinifera and Muscadines: Grape Breeders seek the best of both grapes – NAFEX 2024 Virtual Conference, Session 5
ZOOMMuscadines may be the folksy American of the grape world, but they have many qualities like disease resistance and unique flavors that are desired in the more popular Vitis vinifera […]
Show & Tell and Annual Meeting – NAFEX 2024 Virtual Conference, Session 6
ZOOMBring your stories about fruit growing for the always-fun member Show and Tell. The Show and Tell will emphasize discovering or breeding fruit but all stories are welcome – as […]
Biological Tools an Overview of IPM for Fruit Production – NAFEX 2024 Virtual Conference, Session 7
ZOOMAlison Kutz will take a Birds Eye look at some of the innovative IPM (Integrated Pest Management) angles that growers of Blueberries, Apples, Hazelnuts, Wine Grapes and more have embraced […]
2024 Virtual Conference Keynote – The Ecological Orchard, Session 8
ZOOMHelen Atthowe’s no-till, no-spray, selective-weeding, grow-your-own-fertilizer system for organic orchards that was developed & refined over 35 years while owning & operating (and co-operating with her late husband) on 3 […]