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SUMMARY:NAFEX 2025 Virtual Conference
DESCRIPTION:Save the dates and plan to join the North American Fruit Explorers for the NAFEX 2025 Virtual Conference\, featuring three days of inspiring and informative online sessions for fruit growers\, November 6-8\, via ZOOM or by phone. \nAuthor\, forager and wildcrafter Pascal Baudar will deliver the keynote address. The conference\, which is open to fruit growers of all experience levels\, will feature eight interactive sessions and nine speakers over 3 days. Participate and ask questions in real time or watch the recordings later. \nConference Session Dates and Times \nThursday\, Nov. 6 at 4 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Eastern\nFriday\, Nov. 7 at 11 a.m.\, 1:30 p.m.\, 4 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Eastern\nSaturday\, Nov. 8 at 4 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Eastern \nSpeakers and Session Topics \nCheck out the full lineup of speakers and topics on our conference webpage coming soon. \nRegistration and Cost \nMembers: This live conference (and recordings) is FREE for current NAFEX members. Members will receive email updates with conference notices and links. Not sure if your membership is current? Check the status of your NAFEX membership here. \nNon-members: The conference is only $19 and you’ll receive full conference access plus full member benefits for one year! We invite you to join today.
URL:https://nafex.org/index.php/event/nafex-2025-virtual-conf/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20251106T160000
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SUMMARY:Haskaps: The Superfruit Revolution - NAFEX 2025 Virtual Conference\, Session 1
DESCRIPTION:Haskaps have gained a growing popularity due in part to their “superfruit” status. Just think of a better blueberry\, as they contain high antioxidant levels and a unique flavor profile. Long grown commercially in Japan\, they have become increasingly popular in Canada and parts of the US. Quite similar in image to a blue berry but they ripen two weeks before other fruit\, winter hardy to -50c\, have a six-week harvest window\, depending on varieties. These bushes have become popular additions to the small scale market places; farmers markets\, U-Pick operations\, and fine restaurants alike. Now with larger acres planted\, they are breaking into larger scale production and processing. \nAndrew Rosychuk of Rosy Farms and Haskap Alberta Association will explore the history of Haskaps across the world and their entry into North America\, touch on breeding and research\, discuss important elements for successfully growing\, and compare the growth of the haskap industry to that of other cold hardy fruits including saskatoon berries and blueberries\, as it is evolving quickly. \n— \nThis interactive webinar is part of the North American Fruit Explorers (NAFEX) 2025 Virtual Conference\, featuring three days of inspiring and informative online sessions for fruit growers\, November 6-8\, via ZOOM or by phone. Participate and ask questions in real time or watch the recorded sessions later. \nThe conference is open to fruit growers of all experience levels and will feature 8 sessions and 9 speakers over 3 days. Plan to join us! \nConference Session Dates and Times \nThursday\, Nov. 6 at 4 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Eastern\nFriday\, Nov. 7 at 11 a.m.\, 1:30 p.m.\, 4 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Eastern\nSaturday\, Nov. 8 at 1:30 p.m. and 4 p.m. Eastern \nSpeakers and Session Topics \nCheck out the full lineup of speakers and topics on our conference webpage. \nRegistration and Cost \nMembers: This live conference (and recordings) is FREE for current NAFEX members. Members will receive email updates with conference notices and links. Not sure if your membership is current? Check the status of your NAFEX membership here. \nNon-members: The conference is only $19 and you’ll receive full conference access plus full member benefits for one year! We invite you to join today.
URL:https://nafex.org/index.php/event/haskaps-nafex-2025-conf/
LOCATION:ZOOM
CATEGORIES:Annual Meeting/Conference
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20251106T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20251106T200000
DTSTAMP:20260423T201356
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SUMMARY:Making Successful Community Orchards - NAFEX 2025 Virtual Conference\, Session 2
DESCRIPTION:Learn how community orchards are transforming neighborhoods across the country by providing fresh fruit\, green spaces\, and opportunities for connection. \nThis panel brings together three leaders with deep experience in building and sustaining these orchards in diverse contexts: Phil Forsyth of the Philadelphia Orchard Project\, Linda Appel-Lipsius of the Denver Urban Gardens\, and Ashley Vernon of The Giving Grove\, which oversees a national network that supports orchards across the U.S.\, offering scalable models and resources to help neighborhoods grow and maintain thriving\, productive spaces. \nTogether\, the panelists will share practical insights\, lessons learned\, and strategies for creating orchards that not only grow fruit\, but also foster healthier\, more connected communities. \n— \nThis interactive webinar is part of the North American Fruit Explorers (NAFEX) 2025 Virtual Conference\, featuring three days of inspiring and informative online sessions for fruit growers\, November 6-8\, via ZOOM or by phone. Participate and ask questions in real time or watch the recorded sessions later. \nThe conference is open to fruit growers of all experience levels and will feature 8 sessions and 9 speakers over 3 days. Plan to join us! \nConference Session Dates and Times \nThursday\, Nov. 6 at 4 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Eastern\nFriday\, Nov. 7 at 11 a.m.\, 1:30 p.m.\, 4 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Eastern\nSaturday\, Nov. 8 at 1:30 p.m. and 4 p.m. Eastern \nSpeakers and Session Topics \nCheck out the full lineup of speakers and topics on our conference webpage. \nRegistration and Cost \nMembers: This live conference (and recordings) is FREE for current NAFEX members. Members will receive email updates with conference notices and links. Not sure if your membership is current? Check the status of your NAFEX membership here. \nNon-members: The conference is only $19 and you’ll receive full conference access plus full member benefits for one year! We invite you to join today.
URL:https://nafex.org/index.php/event/community-orchards-nafex-2025-conf/
LOCATION:ZOOM
CATEGORIES:Annual Meeting/Conference
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20251107T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20251107T123000
DTSTAMP:20260423T201356
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SUMMARY:Foraged Apples: Science\, Cider and Lore - NAFEX 2025 Virtual Conference\, Session 3
DESCRIPTION:How can foraged and wild apples shape the orchards and ciders of tomorrow? \nAll cultivated apple varieties are the product of careful human selection and horticultural propagation. Aside from intentional breeding projects\, many of these selections begin with the discovery of a wilding apple of particularly useful quality. With the technologies of plant breeding so far advanced\, what is the worth of a wilding apple? \nDrawing on fieldwork in New York and New England\, Dr. Maria Kennedy of Rutgers University’s Foraged Fruit Project will discuss the research and outcomes of a collaborative research project with Dr. Gregory Peck of Cornell University\, which investigates the impact of a renewed interest in wild\, foraged\, and feral fruits amongst contemporary cider makers and growers. \n— \nThis interactive webinar is part of the North American Fruit Explorers (NAFEX) 2025 Virtual Conference\, featuring three days of inspiring and informative online sessions for fruit growers\, November 6-8\, via ZOOM or by phone. Participate and ask questions in real time or watch the recorded sessions later. \nThe conference is open to fruit growers of all experience levels and will feature 8 sessions and 9 speakers over 3 days. Plan to join us! \nConference Session Dates and Times \nThursday\, Nov. 6 at 4 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Eastern\nFriday\, Nov. 7 at 11 a.m.\, 1:30 p.m.\, 4 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Eastern\nSaturday\, Nov. 8 at 1:30 p.m. and 4 p.m. Eastern \nSpeakers and Session Topics \nCheck out the full lineup of speakers and topics on our conference webpage. \nRegistration and Cost \nMembers: This live conference (and recordings) is FREE for current NAFEX members. Members will receive email updates with conference notices and links. Not sure if your membership is current? Check the status of your NAFEX membership here. \nNon-members: The conference is only $19 and you’ll receive full conference access plus full member benefits for one year! We invite you to join today.
URL:https://nafex.org/index.php/event/foraged-apples-nafex-2025-virtual-conf/
LOCATION:ZOOM
CATEGORIES:Annual Meeting/Conference
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20251107T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20251107T150000
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SUMMARY:Weather-Wise Orchards - NAFEX 2025 Virtual Conference\, Session 4
DESCRIPTION:Changing weather patterns have a profound impact on our ability to grow fruits. Pam Knox\, State Agricultural Climatologist at the University of Georgia and director of the UGA Weather Network\, will provide an outlook on the upcoming El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) cycle and its potential impacts on fruit production nationwide. \nShe will highlight expected winter and spring weather patterns\, including chill accumulation\, frost risk\, and regional variability. Attendees will also learn how to get involved in citizen science weather programs that contribute valuable data to the broader climate community. \n— \nThis interactive webinar is part of the North American Fruit Explorers (NAFEX) 2025 Virtual Conference\, featuring three days of inspiring and informative online sessions for fruit growers\, November 6-8\, via ZOOM or by phone. Participate and ask questions in real time or watch the recorded sessions later. \nThe conference is open to fruit growers of all experience levels and will feature 8 sessions and 9 speakers over 3 days. Plan to join us! \nConference Session Dates and Times \nThursday\, Nov. 6 at 4 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Eastern\nFriday\, Nov. 7 at 11 a.m.\, 1:30 p.m.\, 4 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Eastern\nSaturday\, Nov. 8 at 1:30 p.m. and 4 p.m. Eastern \nSpeakers and Session Topics \nCheck out the full lineup of speakers and topics on our conference webpage. \nRegistration and Cost \nMembers: This live conference (and recordings) is FREE for current NAFEX members. Members will receive email updates with conference notices and links. Not sure if your membership is current? Check the status of your NAFEX membership here. \nNon-members: The conference is only $19 and you’ll receive full conference access plus full member benefits for one year! We invite you to join today.
URL:https://nafex.org/index.php/event/weatherwise-orchards-nafex-2025-conf/
LOCATION:ZOOM
CATEGORIES:Annual Meeting/Conference
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20251107T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20251107T173000
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SUMMARY:Growing Stone Fruits in Cold Climates - NAFEX 2025 Virtual Conference\, Session 5
DESCRIPTION:Learn how to push the limits to grow stone fruits in cold climates. Minnesota fruit grower and NAFEX member Dan Sheild has trialed over 60 varieties of peaches and will share his inspiring high tunnel project that has allowed them to survive in temperatures as low as -36°. \nDan’s goal is to create a commercially viable system model that allows peaches of high-quality to be sold throughout the upper Midwest. \n— \nThis interactive webinar is part of the North American Fruit Explorers (NAFEX) 2025 Virtual Conference\, featuring three days of inspiring and informative online sessions for fruit growers\, November 6-8\, via ZOOM or by phone. Participate and ask questions in real time or watch the recorded sessions later. \nThe conference is open to fruit growers of all experience levels and will feature 8 sessions and 9 speakers over 3 days. Plan to join us! \nConference Session Dates and Times \nThursday\, Nov. 6 at 4 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Eastern\nFriday\, Nov. 7 at 11 a.m.\, 1:30 p.m.\, 4 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Eastern\nSaturday\, Nov. 8 at 1:30 p.m. and 4 p.m. Eastern \nSpeakers and Session Topics \nCheck out the full lineup of speakers and topics on our conference webpage. \nRegistration and Cost \nMembers: This live conference (and recordings) is FREE for current NAFEX members. Members will receive email updates with conference notices and links. Not sure if your membership is current? Check the status of your NAFEX membership here. \nNon-members: The conference is only $19 and you’ll receive full conference access plus full member benefits for one year! We invite you to join today.
URL:https://nafex.org/index.php/event/stone-fruits-nafex-2025-virtual-conf/
LOCATION:ZOOM
CATEGORIES:Annual Meeting/Conference
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20251108T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20251108T150000
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SUMMARY:Red Mulberry Search and Rescue - NAFEX 2025 Virtual Conference\, Session 7
DESCRIPTION:Red mulberry (Morus rubra) produces delicious\, complex fruit and shows strong potential for both backyard and commercial production — yet they’re slowly disappearing as invasive white mulberries (Morus alba) threaten to hybridize them out of existence. \nWorking with a team of researchers\, Weston Lombard led the Mulberry Search and Rescue Contest to crowdsource pure rubra specimens\, DNA-test them\, and identify the best specimens for potential distribution. Early results are promising: pure or nearly pure red mulberries still exist\, and with preservation and propagation\, this important native fruit may yet thrive. \nJoin Weston to learn more about this ongoing research and how to grow and preserve red mulberry in your orchard. \n— \nThis interactive webinar is part of the North American Fruit Explorers (NAFEX) 2025 Virtual Conference\, featuring three days of inspiring and informative online sessions for fruit growers\, November 6-8\, via ZOOM or by phone. Participate and ask questions in real time or watch the recorded sessions later. \nThe conference is open to fruit growers of all experience levels and will feature 8 sessions and 9 speakers over 3 days. Plan to join us! \nConference Session Dates and Times \nThursday\, Nov. 6 at 4 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Eastern\nFriday\, Nov. 7 at 11 a.m.\, 1:30 p.m.\, 4 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Eastern\nSaturday\, Nov. 8 at 1:30 p.m. and 4 p.m. Eastern \nSpeakers and Session Topics \nCheck out the full lineup of speakers and topics on our conference webpage. \nRegistration and Cost \nMembers: This live conference (and recordings) is FREE for current NAFEX members. Members will receive email updates with conference notices and links. Not sure if your membership is current? Check the status of your NAFEX membership here. \nNon-members: The conference is only $19 and you’ll receive full conference access plus full member benefits for one year! We invite you to join today
URL:https://nafex.org/index.php/event/mulberry-nafex-2025-virtual-conf/
LOCATION:ZOOM
CATEGORIES:Annual Meeting/Conference
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20251108T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20251108T173000
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SUMMARY:Foraging and Wildcrafting with Wild Fruits - NAFEX 2025 Virtual Conference Keynote\, Session 8
DESCRIPTION:Explore the flavor\, creativity\, and terroir of wild fruits with author\, forager and wildcrafter Pascal Baudar. \nPascal will lead us on an exploration of the edible landscape including foraging\, fermenting and making natural wine and ciders with wild fruits. \nDrawing on his bestselling books like The New Wildcrafted Cuisine\, The Wildcrafting Brewer\, and Wildcrafted Fermentation\, as well as his deep engagement with local terroir\, Baudar will showcase how sometimes under-appreciated native\, non-native and invasive fruits can be preserved\, fermented\, brewed\, and crafted into vinegars\, sodas\, condiments\, and libations. \nThese creations capture the terroir’s true flavor—revealing how even the humblest wild berry or seed can evoke a sense of place\, enrich palates\, and support environmental stewardship through sustainable harvesting. \n— \nThis interactive webinar is the closing session and keynote of the North American Fruit Explorers (NAFEX) 2025 Virtual Conference\, featuring three days of inspiring and informative online sessions for fruit growers\, November 6-8\, via ZOOM or by phone. Participate and ask questions in real time or watch the recorded sessions later. \nThe conference is open to fruit growers of all experience levels and will feature 8 sessions and 9 speakers over 3 days. Plan to join us! \nConference Session Dates and Times \nThursday\, Nov. 6 at 4 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Eastern\nFriday\, Nov. 7 at 11 a.m.\, 1:30 p.m.\, 4 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Eastern\nSaturday\, Nov. 8 at 1:30 p.m. and 4 p.m. Eastern \nSpeakers and Session Topics \nCheck out the full lineup of speakers and topics on our conference webpage. \nRegistration and Cost \nMembers: This live conference (and recordings) is FREE for current NAFEX members. Members will receive email updates with conference notices and links. Not sure if your membership is current? Check the status of your NAFEX membership here. \nNon-members: The conference is only $19 and you’ll receive full conference access plus full member benefits for one year! We invite you to join today
URL:https://nafex.org/index.php/event/foraging-and-wildcrafting-with-wild-fruits-nafex-2025-virtual-conference-keynote-session-8/
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