Events Calendar
Fruit Grafting Workshop
Join NAFEX for a special forum on grafting fruit trees with Taylor Malone and Taylor Yowell. Topics will include: How to collect and store scion wood; rootstock considerations; the biology of grafting; recommended tools; and demonstrations of both bench grafting (in the greenhouse) and top working (in the field). Demos will include grafting American Persimmons.
FREE with your $19 NAFEX membership.
Growing Persimmon and Pawpaw for Market
ZOOMAre persimmon and pawpaw worth growing for market? Join NAFEX President Kris Heeter (aka Dr. Kris Klueg) to learn the pros and cons. Kris will share an informative presentation originally created by a legendary fruit grower, the late Jerry Lehman. FREE with your $19 NAFEX membership.
Growing Elderberry for Home and Market
ZOOMJoin NAFEX for our next Interest Group meeting as we explore the North American Elderberry, it's current market status and future potential, production methods, cultivar selection, elderberry pests and diseases, geography, economics, and other related concerns for growers. Guest speaker: Chris Sullivan. FREE with your $19 NAFEX membership.
Fruit Growers Virtual Happy Hour
ZOOMJoin NAFEX for a special Virtual Happy Hour, preview our new Fruit Tree Pedigree Explorer tool, and share your fruit growing experiences this summer. FREE with your $19 NAFEX membership.
Growing Quince
ZOOMJoin NAFEX for our next Interest Group meeting as we learn more about quince and why we should grow it. Guest speakers: Joseph Postman and friends. FREE with your $19 NAFEX membership.
Grow Hardy Citrus
ZOOMJoin NAFEX for our next Interest Group meeting as we learn more about growing hardy citrus in colder climates. Guest speaker: Sam Hubert of One Green World Nursery. FREE with your $19 NAFEX membership.
Nut Growing: Challenges and Potential
ZOOMJoin NAFEX for our next virtual Interest Group meeting as we explore the challenges and opportunities in growing nuts as perennial food crops with Julia Valliant of Indiana University. The online program is FREE with your $19 NAFEX membership.
NAFEX 2022 Virtual Conference
ZOOMSave the dates for "Good Fruit From the Ground Up," the NAFEX 2022 Virtual Conference, featuring three days of inspiring and informative online sessions for fruit growers, November 10-12, via ZOOM or by phone.
Virtual Interest Group Meeting: Scionwood and Roostock Preparation
ZOOMLearn more about when and how to gather fruit scionwood and how to store and preserve it, along with rootstocks, for field or bench grafting in the spring. This virtual NAFEX Interest Group meeting is FREE with your $19 NAFEX membership. Join by ZOOM or by phone.
Growing Mulberry – Virtual Interest Group Meetup
ZOOMJoin us for a virtual meetup about growing Mulberry. NAFEX director and grower Chris Homanics will lead a discussion with NAFEX members about cultivars, tips for success, preventing diseases, and growing Mulberry in a range of climates. This forum is for experienced growers and folks who are just getting started.
Virtual Grafting Workshop
ZOOMWe'll talk about different methods of grafting, with real-time and recorded demonstrations on multiple fruit species. We'll also discuss timing and tools. Bring your questions and tips to share. The meeting will be held on ZOOM and by phone from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Central time. This virtual NAFEX Interest Group meeting is FREE with your $19 NAFEX membership. Plan to join us!
Growing Cherry and Prunus Species – A Virtual Interest Group Meetup
ZOOMJoin us for a virtual meetup about growing cherry and Prunus species. We'll talk about growing sweet and sour cultivars, native cherries and other Prunus species. Bring your experiences with or questions about dwarfing rootstocks, breeding and crosses, and successes (or failures) in varied climates. This forum is for experienced growers and those who are just getting started.