Events Calendar
Happy Hour: Member Show and Tell
Happy Hour: Member Show and Tell Join us for an interactive session to share tips, innovations, creations, successes and failures in your orchard or fruit farm. Adult beverages optional. Email us if you have a fruit-growing story, tip, tool or fruits you'd like to share during this fun and informal session at admin@nafexmembers.org. The ZOOM […]
Pears for Your Heirs: Disease Resistance, Wild Fruits & Cultivars
Pears for Your Heirs: Disease Resistance, Wild Fruits & Cultivars Nahla Bassil, USDA National Clonal Germplasm Repository Joseph Postman, USDA National Clonal Germplasm Repository (retired) Marcus Toole, Home Orchardist, Statesboro, Georgia The ZOOM link will be emailed to NAFEX members and conference participants on Monday morning, November 15. Sign up and view all conference information […]
Exploring Wild and Cultivated Orchards
Exploring Wild and Cultivated Orchards Speakers: Matt Kaminsky, Gnarly Pippins Sean Williams, Central Illinois Heirlooms Dan Bussey, Author of The Illustrated History of Apples in the United States and Canada The ZOOM link will be emailed to NAFEX members and conference participants on Monday morning, November 15. Sign up and view all conference information here. […]
Heroes of Pawpaw and Persimmon Breeding, Past and Present
Heroes of Pawpaw and Persimmon Breeding, Past and Present Speakers: Darren Bender-Beauregard, Brambleberry Farm Buzz Ferver, Perfect Circle Farm Joe Pizzo, White Lion Farms Foundation The ZOOM link will be emailed to NAFEX members and conference participants on Monday morning, November 15. Sign up and view all conference information here. New to ZOOM? Set up your […]
Keynote Address: The Holistic Orchard
Keynote Address: The Holistic Orchard Michael Phillips, Lost Nation Orchard; Author of The Holistic Orchard, The Apple Grower, and Mycorrhizal Planet The ZOOM link will be emailed to NAFEX members and conference participants on Monday morning, November 15. Sign up and view all conference information here. New to ZOOM? Set up your free account and access […]
Apple Interest Group Meeting: Red-Fleshed Apples
ZOOMJoin NAFEX for our next Apple Interest Group Meeting as we learn more about red-fleshed apples. Free with your $19 annual NAFEX membership.
Winter Pruning with Lee Reich
ZOOMJoin NAFEX for a virtual winter pruning workshop with author and NAFEX member Lee Reich. FREE with your $19 NAFEX membership.
Selecting Rootstocks with Steve Cummins and Bob Purvis
ZOOMJoin NAFEX for a special forum on selecting rootstocks with Steve Cummins and Bob Purvis. FREE with your $19 NAFEX membership.
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.