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The Business of Growing Fruit, Part 1 – NAFEX 2023 Virtual Conference, Session 3

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Can you make money growing fruit? Join us for the first of two exciting sessions about the business of growing fruit. We'll look at a U-Pick orchard, fruit CSA, and kombucha business that purchases fruit from local growers. This session is part of the NAFEX 2023 Virtual Conference, featuring three days of inspiring and informative online sessions for fruit growers, November 9-11, via ZOOM or by phone. Participate and ask questions in real time or watch the recordings later.

The Business of Growing Fruit, Part 2 – NAFEX 2023 Virtual Conference, Session 4

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Can you make money growing fruit? Join us for the second of two exciting sessions about the business of growing fruit. We'll look at starting a nursery business with mail order fulfillment, selling at regional farmers markets, and educating other fruit growers. This session is part of the NAFEX 2023 Virtual Conference, featuring three days of inspiring and informative online sessions for fruit growers, November 9-11, via ZOOM or by phone. Participate and ask questions in real time or watch the recordings later.

Restoration Agriculture and Low-Input Orchards – NAFEX 2023 Virtual Conference, Session 5

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Looking to have a low input orchard? This is the talk for you. Mark Shepard, author of Restoration Agriculture: Real-World Permaculture for Farmers will be talk about his developed “Sheer, Total, Utter, Neglect” (STUN) method for breeding and selecting cultivars that are adapted to his microclimate and biome. This session is part of the NAFEX 2023 Virtual Conference, featuring three days of inspiring and informative online sessions for fruit growers, November 9-11, via ZOOM or by phone. Participate and ask questions in real time or watch the recordings later.

All About Hybrid Persimmons – NAFEX 2023 Virtual Conference, Session 6

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Join persimmon grower Timothy Lane for a look at recent persimmon hybridizing efforts in Ukraine and the United States. This session is part of the NAFEX 2023 Virtual Conference, featuring three days of inspiring and informative online sessions for fruit growers, November 9-11, via ZOOM or by phone. Participate and ask questions in real time or watch the recordings later.

Show & Tell and Annual Meeting – NAFEX 2023 Virtual Conference, Session 7

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Show us your fruit! And share your fruit growing journey in 2023. Fruit growers of all experience levels are invited to share their growing experiences (successes or failures) in our casual, virtual fruit grower's Show and Tell. We'll describe what NAFEX is all about and hold a brief annual meeting, looking back at 2023 and the year ahead. This session is part of the NAFEX 2023 Virtual Conference, featuring three days of inspiring and informative online sessions for fruit growers, November 9-11, via ZOOM or by phone. Participate and ask questions in real time or watch the recordings later.

Healthy Fruit from Healthy Soil – 2023 Virtual Conference Keynote, Session 8

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Dr. Elaine Ingham, the soil microbiologist who coined the term “Soil Food Web,” will share how to grow healthy fruiting plants from the ground up, using regenerative growing practices that build healthy soil. This is the closing keynote webinar of the NAFEX 2023 Virtual Conference.